CHENEY, Wash., Feb. 16 -- Eastern Washington University issued the following news release:

A new Bachelor of Science degree is being offered by the Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences.

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Lifestyle Medicine allows students to pursue a degree path that looks holistically at health and well-being. Lifestyle medicine is founded upon six pillars of health, outlined by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).

Those pillars include a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connections.

Students with career goals in public health, health care and wellness should consider pursuing the B...