The only prescription with unlimited refills. Regular exercise (150 minutes per week) lowers risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure,

The only prescription

with unlimited refills.Regular exercise (150 minutes per week)

lowers risk of developing heart disease, high

blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and

Alzheimer’s disease. What prescription

medication can say all that?

Ask your healthcare professional how you

can benefit from an exercise prescription.

www.exerciseismedicine.ca

EIM Global Partners:

Founding Partner

EIMC Advisory CouncilCanadian Society for Exercise Physiology

College of Family Physicians of Canada

Canadian Academy for Sport and Exercise Medicine

Canadian Kinesiology Alliance

Canadian Physiotherapy Association

Dietitians of Canada

Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Royal College of Chiropractic Sport Sciences (Canada)

Clinical Exercise Professional Representative

Contact: Susan Yungblut

Director, Exercise Is Medicine Canada: [email protected]

What if there was one prescription

that could prevent and treat

dozens of diseases, such as diabetes,

hypertension and obesity?

Would you prescribe it to your patients?

Certainly. -Robert E. Sallis, M.D., FACSM, Exercise is Medicine™ Task Force Chairman

Exercise Is Medicine Canada

Vision

“Physical activity is an integral part of prevention and treatment of chronic disease

in the Canadian Health Care System.”

Goals:•Increase the number of health care professionals assessing, prescribing and counseling patients in physical activity.•Increase the number of Canadians meeting the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.•Encourage appropriate use of qualified exercise professionals in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.

Health Care Professionals and Exercise Professionals

Shared role in promoting and prescribing physical activity

How to determine the Exercise Vital Sign:

1.Determine a patients current activity levels2.Compare to CSEP Physical Activity Guidelines

“Ask Every Patient Every Time”

EXERCISE EXERCISE VITAL SIGNVITAL SIGN

Exercise is Medicine on Campus

Fosters early collaborative inter-professional relationships between exercise and health care professionals supporting the EIMC vision and goals. 

Exercise is Medicine on Campus

Best practices:

•Recruit a faculty member for support and guidance.•Apply for formal university club status.  •Invite interdisciplinary colleagues.•Promote initiative through FB and Twitter, and/or a website.•Flexible approach - each campus puts its’ talents and passion toward its interests.•Set attainable goals but think BIG!•Have fun!

Exercise is Medicine on Campus

Project ideas:Project ideas:

•Promote EIM philosophy with campus student Promote EIM philosophy with campus student health serviceshealth services•Connect student health services with Connect student health services with community resourcescommunity resources•Host campus events highlighting fun and Host campus events highlighting fun and benefits of exercise for student health and stress benefits of exercise for student health and stress managementmanagement•Host interdisciplinary speaker series and invite Host interdisciplinary speaker series and invite community health care community health care professionalsprofessionals

Exercise is Medicine on Campus

What are other universities doing?•Community information symposium with multidisciplinary/ inter-faculty expert speakers•Present at medical school and local hospital grand rounds.•Work with Student Health Services and local Family Health Team to develop electronic exercise prescription form for the clinic.•Promote EIMC through social media•Active Easter Egg Hunt for 1st year students!

EIMC On Campus – Draft Statements

Mission - To foster collaborative inter-professional relationships and leadership skills on campus between exercise, health and other disciplines that support the EIMC vision and goals.

Vision - As the future health leaders of our country, students across multiple disciplines will discover and share the principles of EIMC that will help change the landscape of chronic disease prevention and management in Canada.

EIMC On Campus – Draft Goal StatementsInfluence health professional schools to incorporate the benefits of

exercise into course curriculum, and EIMC principles in practice

Raise awareness of the importance of, and ways to incorporate exercise into student/faculty daily life for health and wellness

Encourage student/faculty involvement in campus exercise initiatives and opportunities

Provide information and resources to involve campus and community healthcare providers in advocating and supporting exercise prescription and referral as a prevention and treatment strategy

Have fun creating change with new friends and colleagues!

Potential EIMC on Campus Committee Positions:

•President•Vice-president•Secretary•Promotions Coordinator(s)•Communications Coordinator(s)•Finance Manager

Exercise is Medicine on Campus

Students and faculty in the health care professions, exercise science, health studies or administration with an interest in starting an Exercise is Medicine on Campus group should contact: Susan Yungblut, Director, Exercise is Medicine Canada

[email protected]