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Exercise is Medicine®: A Global Health Initiative

EIM Website Link

Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) is a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that is focused on encouraging primary care physicians and other health care providers to include physical activity when designing treatment plans for patients and referring their patients to EIM Credentialed Exercise and Exercise Professionals.

Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) is a program calling upon universities and colleges to engage in the promotion of physical activity as a vital sign of health.  EIM-OC encourages faculty, staff and students to work together toward improving the health and well-being of the campus community by:

• Making movement a part of the daily campus culture

• Assessing physical activity at every student health visit

• Providing students the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity habits that can last a lifetime

• Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription

Want to find out how active you are and if you meet recommendations for Physical Activity?  Complete the Form below and see if your answers match the ACSM Guidelines. 

And, if you want to learn more about how active you should be, you can go here to the ACSM website. More resources for how to get moving both on and off campus are also availalbe here!

Questions? Want to learn more about Exercise is Medicine on Campus at Shenandoah University? Email jpeacock@su.edu.