Cigna – Survey on Vitality

Dr. Stuart Lustig, National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health at Evernorth, a Cigna Company, discusses key findings from the Evernorth Vitality Index, the largest study on the state of vitality, health and productivity in America. The survey of more than 10,000 American adults (aged 18-75) found that less than one in five U.S. adults report high levels of vitality – defined as the capacity to pursue life’s joys with health, strength and energy. This is the first tool to measure health and vitality levels for personal, business and community impact. Learn more here.

Dr. Stuart L. Lustig joined Cigna in 2011 and currently serves as the national medical executive for behavioral health at Evernorth, a Cigna company. A board-certified child psychiatrist, he previously served as lead medical director for child and adolescent care.

He engages with clients, provider groups, and other stakeholders about behavioral health care. He also manages a team that manages escalated grievances of importance to their clients.

Dr. Lustig previously served as associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. For two decades, Dr. Lustig has worked with numerous human rights organizations and, due to numerous published articles in professional journals, is a nationally recognized expert on psychological trauma among refugees and political asylum seekers. He has provided consultations to numerous school systems in the San Francisco and Boston areas. He is the editor of the textbook, Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionals: From Patients to Policies.

Dr. Lustig received his Doctorate of Medicine from Rush Medical College and completed his psychiatric training at Stanford and Harvard hospitals. He also has a Master in Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health.