Dexter Shurney

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Dexter Shurney, chief health equity, diversity, inclusion officer at Adventist Health and president of Blue Zones Well-Being Institute

Dr. Dexter Shurney is the senior vice-president and chief medical officer of Community Well-being and the Blue Zones Institute for Adventist Health, a faith-based, non-profit integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. The Blue Zone Institute is a “Living Lab” to create, study and codify best practice, including a lifestyle medicine approach to care that can be replicated across regions and communities of greatest need. Previously, Dr. Shurney held the position of chief medical officer and senior vice-president, Clinical Affairs at Foodsmart by Zipongo, where he led a national food as medicine strategy employing telenutrition solutions to address poor nutrition and food insecurity. Dr. Shurney is the immediate past-president for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and continues to serve as board member and in a leadership role in ACLM’s work to address health disparities. Dr. Shurney is co-author of the book Integrating Wellness into Your Disease Management Programs, which is a how-to strategic guide for employers that wish to innovate their approach to chronic condition management.

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This territory is the home for many Indigenous Peoples, including the Blackfoot, Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Ojibwe, Stoney Nakota Sioux, and Tsuut’ina peoples, and the Métis Nation of Alberta and the Métis Settlements.

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