Exercise is Medicine
(EIM)
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:
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Making movement a part of the daily campus culture
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Assessing physical activity at every student health visit
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Providing students the tools necessary to strengthen healthy activity habits that can last a lifetime
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Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription
Improving Health through Exercise
RU GETTING 150 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PER WEEK?
Exercise is Medicine on Campus
EIM-OC at Rutgers, New Brunswick:
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Mission: The mission of EIM at Rutgers University, New Brunswick is to foster collaborative leadership on campus through the promotion of well-being through exercise and physical activity.
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Vision: The vision of EIM at Rutgers University, New Brunswick is to see leaders across multiple disciplines promote, support, and engage the campus community in the value and participation of exercise as a medicine for chronic disease prevention and management.
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Global Information:
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The goal of EIM-OC is to establish physical activity as a vital sign with the healthcare system, and those universities and colleges that accomplish this are ranked Gold.
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The EIM Solution aims to link the clinical to the community in combating today’s most common chronic conditions through physical activity. The university/college setting is seen as the microcosm that can help bring together in accomplishing this goal.
FIT Fact
4th leading cause of death globally: Physical Inactivity
Exercise is Medicine on Campus
EIM-OC at Rutgers, New Brunswick:
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Mission: The mission of EIM at Rutgers University, New Brunswick is to foster collaborative leadership on campus through the promotion of well-being through exercise and physical activity.
​
Vision: The vision of EIM at Rutgers University, New Brunswick is to see leaders across multiple disciplines promote, support, and engage the campus community in the value and participation of exercise as a medicine for chronic disease prevention and management.
​
Global Information:
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The goal of EIM-OC is to establish physical activity as a vital sign with the healthcare system, and those universities and colleges that accomplish this are ranked Gold.
​
The EIM Solution aims to link the clinical to the community in combating today’s most common chronic conditions through physical activity. The university/college setting is seen as the microcosm that can help bring together in accomplishing this goal.
FIT Fact
4th leading cause of death globally: Physical Inactivity