Introduction: Social prescribing initiatives often face fragmented delivery, low engagement, and short-lived outcomes. Nourished is a place-based, community-led program designed to address these gaps through an innovative, preventive approach that integrates microbiome science with lifestyle medicine. It seeks to foster social connectedness while advancing health literacy and promoting sustained behavioural change across five evidence-based domains: nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and interpersonal connection. Method: The program, supported by the Sunshine Coast Council, was piloted in Nambour, Queensland through four weekly peer-to-peer workshops. Sessions used interactive methods—food demonstrations, games, storytelling, art, dance, and shared meals—to translate complex science into lived experience. Participants included both younger and older adults, many with chronic illness. Pre- and post-program surveys explored changes in lifestyle behaviours, confidence, and social connection. Qualitative feedback assessed engagement and perceived impact. Results: Participants reported increased intake of plant-based foods, more and more varied movement, improved sleep, use of mindfulness practices and higher energy. Confidence in food choices rose, and confusion around nutrition decreased. Peer bonds strengthened, with participants citing new friendships and sustained motivation. These outcomes build on previous successful implementations and suggest that microbiome-centred education in a group setting can drive lifestyle change and foster community cohesion, serving as further proof of concept. Three-month follow-up data will be presented at the conference. Discussion: Nourished demonstrates that preventive, place-based health education can be both scientifically rigorous and socially engaging. Its innovative format supports adaptation for children and families, CALD communities, youth, and older adults. To enable scale, Nourished is co-developing a facilitator training model with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM), pairing practitioners with trained community facilitators and volunteers. Evaluation by James Cook University will ensure alignment with public health priorities and provide robust evidence for future implementation. Nourished offers a partnership-ready pathway for embedding lifestyle medicine into social prescribing practice.