Wildwood Health Institute

What Wildwood Health Institute does

Wildwood Health Institute is a faith-based nonprofit health education and lifestyle medicine organization founded in January 1942 in Wildwood, Georgia, operating as a supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The institute delivers an integrated portfolio of services from its 500-acre Georgia campus, including residential lifestyle medicine programs at the Lifestyle Center, outpatient care at the Lifestyle Clinic combining natural remedies and conventional medicine, the Better Living Center event venue, the Wildwood Natural Food Market retail and e-commerce operation, the Wildwood Natural Farm organic agriculture operation, and the Center for Health Evangelism which trains medical missionaries for domestic and international deployment.

Its core methodology is the 'Eight Laws of Health,' a holistic framework integrating nutrition, hydrotherapy, exercise, sunlight, rest, air, natural remedies, and spiritual trust. The organization generates revenue through a diversified mix: conference and event registration (the annual Brain Health and Beyond Lifestyle Medicine Conference priced at $150-$300 plus a $50 CME add-on, accredited by Loma Linda University School of Medicine), retail product sales, clinic fees, donations across multiple funds, and free community outreach programs including HEWS church-based seminars, Dinner with a Doctor events, and a recurring Food Pantry. Go-to-market is primarily community-led and event-driven, leveraging SDA church networks as distribution infrastructure, supplemented by digital channels including a YouTube presence with over ten million downloads and an email newsletter.

Name

Wildwood Health Institute

Legal name

Wildwood Health Institute

Website

https://wildwoodhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Lifestyle Medicine Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (72121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYTHAGAMAC

Medical Wellness & Integrative Health Retreats

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Wellness, Spa & Health Retreats

SECONDARYTHAJAHAB

Wellness Retreats & Immersions (Multi-day, Digital Detox, Mind-Body Programs)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Wellness & Spa Experiences (Retreats, Thermal Baths, Yoga)

SECONDARYEDAAAHAG

Health Coaching & Lifestyle Coaching Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Education (Nutrition, Fitness, Mindfulness)

Keywords

• Lifestyle medicine programs
• Health education
• Medical missionary training
• Residential wellness programs
• Natural health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wildwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference and Event Registration: The institute generates revenue through medical conference registration fees ($200-$300 per person for the annual Brain Health and Beyond Lifestyle Conference), CME credit fees ($50), and meal packages. Additional revenue comes from 'Dinner with a Doctor' community events, workshop fees, and fitness workshops. Conference attendance ranges from single-day to full weekend options, with online and in-person formats.
2. Natural Food Market Retail: The Wildwood Natural Food Market operates as a retail storefront and online store selling health foods, herbs, teas, charcoal, vitamins, and supplements. Revenue is generated through product sales at the physical location and e-commerce transactions.
3. Donations and Charitable Giving: Wildwood accepts donations for various campus projects including the Greatest Need fund, Lifestyle Room Renovation, Worthy Guest Fund, Campus Housing, Roads, Worthy Student Fund, Student Mission Trips, Medical Seminars, Bible Work, and Gratuity Gifts. Donations are a significant revenue stream supporting the nonprofit ministry operations.
4. Healthcare Services: The Lifestyle Clinic provides outpatient services treating patients with lifestyle medicine, natural remedies, herbs, and conventional medicine as needed. The Better Living Center offers programs for lifestyle guests seeking physical, mental, and spiritual healing through residential stays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Wildwood Health Institute provides faith-based lifestyle medicine services and health education anchored by its proprietary "Eight Laws of Health" framework. It operates a residential Lifestyle Center where guests stay for immersive lifestyle change programs, an outpatient Lifestyle Clinic offering screenings and counseling, the Better Living Center delivering lifestyle education, Medical Missionary Training for health evangelists, CME-accredited conferences for healthcare professionals, and supporting operations including the Natural Food Market and Natural Farm.

Product overview

Wildwood Health Institute offers a portfolio of faith-based health education and wellness services centered around its Lifestyle Center and Better Living Center facilities. The core offerings include the Health Emphasis Weekends (HEWS) program for church-based health education, the annual Brain Health and Beyond Lifestyle Medicine Conference with CME credits, and Medical Missionary Training programs. Supporting services include clinic outpatient care, a food pantry program, community Dinner with a Doctor events, and a Natural Food Market retail operation. The institute operates on a platform model where training, events, and direct services interconnect to deliver holistic health education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Education and Wellness Seminar (HEWS): Weekend program combining evidence-based natural health education with practical skills and spiritual support for churches and communities.
• Brain Health and Beyond Lifestyle Medicine Conference

Products and services

• Lifestyle Center Residential Programs Multi-week residential lifestyle immersion programs where guests stay on the Wildwood campus and participate in the "Eight Laws of Health" curriculum, including plant-based nutrition, hydrotherapy, exercise, rest, and devotional instruction.
• Lifestyle Clinic Services Outpatient lifestyle medicine clinic providing health screenings, lifestyle counseling, and follow-up care to campus guests and walk-in patients on the Wildwood campus.
• Better Living Center Education Lifestyle education programming including cooking schools, health lectures, and lifestyle counseling available to campus guests and visiting groups.
• Medical Missionary Training Training program preparing individuals for medical missionary and health evangelism work, combining lifestyle medicine content with Christian outreach methodology.
• Lifestyle Medicine Conferences with CME Multi-day conferences and workshops on lifestyle medicine offered on the Wildwood campus, accredited for Continuing Medical Education through Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
• Natural Food Market On-campus retail store selling plant-based foods, supplements, and natural products aligned with the Adventist health message, available to guests and the general public.
• HEWS (Health Education Welfare Services) Church-based health outreach program providing Seventh-day Adventist churches and conferences with turnkey health ministry programming, training, and resources for community health events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ years of continuous operation providing lifestyle health education
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Loma Linda University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoma Linda University School of Medicine provides ACCME accreditation for Wildwood's annual medical conferences, enabling Wildwood to offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits to physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and CPE credits to dietitians. This accreditation partnership is essential to Wildwood's CME program delivery and professional credibility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Black Hills Health & Education Center: Black Hills is a Christian health education center in South Dakota offering residential lifestyle programs focused on natural remedies, nutrition, and whole-person healing. Comparable to Wildwood in faith-integrated residential wellness, though broader Christian rather than specifically Adventist.
• Lifestyle Center of America: Lifestyle Center of America operates a residential lifestyle medicine program in Oklahoma offering whole-food plant-based nutrition, exercise, and faith-integrated wellness. Closely comparable to Wildwood's Lifestyle Center programs in concept and target market.
• Hartland Institute: Hartland is a Seventh-day Adventist health and education ministry in Virginia offering health evangelism training, lifestyle programs, and natural health education. It mirrors Wildwood's combination of residential lifestyle services, missionary training, and faith-based health curriculum.
• Eden Valley Institute: Eden Valley is an Adventist lifestyle center in Loveland, Colorado providing residential lifestyle programs, natural remedies, hydrotherapy, and health education on the same model as Wildwood. Direct overlap in services, faith positioning, and patient population.
• Uchee Pines Lifestyle Center: Uchee Pines is a Seventh-day Adventist lifestyle center in Alabama offering residential lifestyle programs, natural remedies, and health evangelism training on the same Eight Laws of Health framework as Wildwood. It is the closest direct peer in mission, methodology, and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• TrueNorth Health Center: TrueNorth is a physician-supervised lifestyle medicine facility in California specializing in medically supervised fasting, whole-food plant-based nutrition, and chronic disease treatment. Comparable in residential lifestyle medicine but operates as a secular clinical brand.
• Adventist Health System: Adventist Health is the largest Seventh-day Adventist healthcare network in the US, operating hospitals, clinics, and physician practices across multiple states. A broad incumbent that shares Wildwood's Adventist identity and lifestyle medicine philosophy but operates acute-care hospitals at vastly larger scale.
• Hippocrates Health Institute: Hippocrates is a well-known wellness lifestyle institute in Florida offering residential programs focused on living foods, detoxification, and holistic health. Comparable to Wildwood's residential wellness offerings but with a different spiritual/methodology emphasis.
• Pritikin Longevity Center: Pritikin is a well-established, larger commercial lifestyle medicine program offering residential stays, physician-led programs, and chronic disease reversal services. It competes with Wildwood in the lifestyle medicine category but operates at significantly larger scale and without faith integration.

Others

• Loma Linda University Health: Loma Linda University Health is the academic and clinical flagship of the Adventist health movement and Wildwood's CME accreditation partner. Indirectly connected via shared faith tradition, lifestyle medicine research, and credentialing of medical conference programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7fhNFW0P0hDjDH_BU-_CFw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/WildwoodLifestyleCenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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