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St. Luke's Clinic – Lifestyle Medicine: Meridian, Hillsdale Ave.

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To enter St. Luke's Clinic – Lifestyle Medicine, check in at the Y front desk. You will need a valid photo ID.

Lifestyle medicine empowers you with knowledge and skills to help you achieve better overall health and greater quality of life. Lifestyle interventions have been shown to prevent, treat, manage, or even reverse many serious conditions, such as diabetes and prediabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, mild cognitive impairment, osteoarthritis, autoimmune issues, depression, and more.

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  • Lesa M. Breding, LCSW

    Behavioral Health

    Biography

    Lesa Breding, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker serving the behavioral health needs of individuals who are improving the quality of their lives through lifestyle medicine. She reduces barriers to care by providing access to financial programs and teaches skills to lower stress and increase meaningful social connection. She provides supportive counseling using psychoeducation, cognitive-behavior therapy, relaxation training, and wellness coaching techniques.

    Lesa holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in social work, both from Boise State University. She connects with nature through mountain biking, hiking, flatwater paddle boarding and kayaking, and enjoys playing the piano.

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  • Anne M. Daggett, LCSW

    Behavioral Health
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  • Nicole Johnsen, NP

    Nicole K. Johnsen, NP

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  • Kimberly A. Kleaveland, NP

    Lifestyle Medicine

  • Darcie L. Levenson, PA-C

    Family Medicine

    Biography

    Darcie Levenson, PA-C has special interests in preventive medicine, diabetes care, pediatric and adolescent medicine, women's health, and sports medicine. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Idaho Association of Physician Assistants. She earned her bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University and her master's degree in physician assistant studies from Philadelphia University.
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  • Kally A. Mohlke, RD

    Nutrition Services

    Biography

    Kally Mohlke, RD, LD, CSOWM provides individual nutrition therapy to patients to meet their specific nutrient needs based on their diagnoses, lifestyle, and goals. She has experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Kally’s passion is educating clients about improving health through nutrition and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in plant-based eating and concentrating on the prevention and management of chronic diseases and optimizing health.

    Kally was born and raised in Boise and earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Idaho. She is a board certified specialist in obesity and weight management. In addition to her passion for nutrition she also enjoys snowboarding, hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband and dogs.

  • LeAnn L. Mora, LCSW

    Behavioral Health

    Biography

    LeAnn Mora, LCSW provides supportive counseling and education to assist with psychological needs primarily related to sleep, anxiety, and depression.

    LeAnn earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and her master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.  She also has specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

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  • Joselyn N. Read, RD

    Joselyn N. Read, RD

    Nutrition Services for Adults

    Biography

    Josie Read, RD specializes in outpatient medical nutrition therapy for lifestyle medicine. She also teaches a number of community nutrition education courses, including healthy cooking classes, and is a facilitator of CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program). She has a special interest in plant-based eating to prevent chronic diseases and optimize overall health.

    Josie earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho. In addition to her passions for nutrition and cooking, Josie enjoys spending time outside mountain biking and running.


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  • Chelsea M. Schoenfelder, RD

    Nutrition Services for Adults

    Biography

    Chelsea Schoenfelder, MH, RD, LD is a registered dietitian specializing in lifestyle medicine, cardiovascular health, and diabetes management. She is also a facilitator for Pivio (a healthy approach to optimal lifestyle), and has a passion for helping patients make sustainable changes to their eating patterns to improve their overall health.

    Chelsea earned her first bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Idaho. She went on to earn a second bachelor’s in dietetics and a master's degree in public health both from Idaho State University. Chelsea was born and raised in Idaho and enjoys the outdoors, camping, hiking, and running.

  • Jennifer T. Shalz, MD

    Lifestyle Medicine

    Biography

    Jennifer Shalz, MD serves as the medical director of St. Luke’s lifestyle medicine department. She develops and directs programs that use lifestyle interventions to help prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease.

    Dr. Shalz is passionate about helping people not only live more years, but put more life in their years. Current programs under her management include cardiac, peripheral vascular disease, and pulmonary rehabilitation (referral required); nicotine dependence treatment; care transitions; the St. Luke’s Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP); and the St. Luke’s Center for Lifestyle Medicine at the South Meridian YMCA. 

    Dr. Shalz is a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base. She practiced at three different VA medical centers after separating as a major from the US Air Force. She was most recently a hospice medical director and worked in supportive oncology at a cancer center prior to joining St. Luke’s.

  • Nancy N. Taylor, NP

    Lifestyle Medicine

    Biography

    Nancy Taylor, NP-C, CCNS focuses on using lifestyle interventions to help prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease. Her areas of practice include cardiac, peripheral vascular disease, and pulmonary rehabilitation. 

    Nancy is a diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from York College of Pennsylvania, and her master's degree in nursing and post-master’s certificate in nursing as a family nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist from Gonzaga University.

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