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August
26, 2009
What's New
- World Congress on Exercise
is Medicine™: The World’s Prescription for Health
Unite with others across borders to build a healthier world and globalize Exercise is Medicine
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You
are invited to take part in the historic inaugural World Congress on Exercise
is Medicine (EIM). The World Congress will be a unique international forum addressing
the science, practice, and policy aspects of the impact physical activity has
on disease prevention and health promotion. More… |
- Take
Action: Send a Message About Prevention
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In
a letter to a large list of American media, Robert Sallis, M.D., FACSM, clarified
that prevention means more than expensive diagnostic tests and should include
a healthy dose of physical activity. Sallis wrote in his capacity as a practicing
physician and as chair of the EIM Task Force.
Make your voice heard in support
of physical activity and healthy lifestyles. Adapt this op-ed piece to your local
media outlets; use the wide array of resources on the EIM Web site; or simply
tell your patients, clients and friends that physical activity, combined with
proper nutrition, is essential for good health.
Please consider adapting Dr. Sallis’ letter to send to your local
newspaper as a reader/expert. Click here to download the letter. Need help
contacting local media? EIM’s Action and Promotion Guide provides tips and tools for working with the media. |
Robert Sallis, M.D., FACSM,
EIM Task Force chair
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- EIM Task Force Member Presents at Medical
Fitness and Health Care Conference
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Edward Phillips,
M.D.,
EIM Task Force member
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Edward Phillips, M.D., EIM Task Force
member and co-author of “ACSM’s Exercise is Medicine™: A Clinician’s
Guide to Exercise Prescription,” will highlight the initiative
during a seminar at the 15th Annual Medical Fitness Association (MFA) Medical Fitness and Healthcare Conference.
Phillips’ seminar, “Exercise is Medicine: Bridging the Gap from
Physicians to Medical Fitness Centers,” will center on the importance of
promoting physical activity and integrated care, particularly physician referrals.
Phillips will be available following his presentation to autograph his
book. The conference, held Dec. 2-5 in Orlando,
Fla., also features a physician roundtable
focused on the role of physicians in the current patient care model and chronic disease risk reduction.
Phillips, an assistant professor
of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard
Medical School
and director of outpatient medical services at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Network, is the founder and director of Harvard’s
Institute of Lifestyle Medicine.
To learn more about the MFA conference
and to register, click here. | |
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