{"id":1335,"date":"2016-02-23T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2016-02-24T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T23:08:29","slug":"industry-giants-announce-unprecedented-marriage-between-health-care-and-fitness-potential-impact-for-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/suppliers\/industry-giants-announce-unprecedented-marriage-between-health-care-and-fitness-potential-impact-for-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Giants Announce Unprecedented Marriage Between Health Care and Fitness; Potential Impact for Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ExerciseExercise is Medicine<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS, IN<\/strong> – To jointly address the rapid progression of chronic diseases and skyrocketing health care costs, Exercise is Medicine (EIM), a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), along with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Medical Fitness Association (MFA) announced a new collaboration called the Exercise is Medicine Solution<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The partnership and the EIM Solution will bring together health care systems, clinicians, fitness professionals and community resources to affect positive health outcomes and reduce health care costs. The announcement was made at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. and included a keynote by 18th U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrevention is an imperative,\u201d said Benjamin, \u201cas more American families struggle to deal with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and strokes. Much of the illness and early death related to these chronic diseases can be prevented by increased physical activity. The EIM Solution is an innovative approach that, through a prescription, links the medical profession with physical activity professionals and community resources. I commend these organizations for their vision and leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EIM Solution\u2019s multipronged approach has never been implemented in the US and will include physical activity counseling, as well as prescription and referral strategies, particularly those linking health care and community-based resources. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve global targets for the reduction of inactivity, related morbidity and mortality, and health care costs.<\/p>\n

ACSM\u2019s Exercise is Medicine initiative was launched in 2008 and has grown rapidly into 43 countries. Thousands of physicians and exercise professionals have been trained and millions of patients have been impacted around the world. \u201cWe are grateful for all we\u2019ve accomplished in the first eight years,\u201d said Adrian Hutber, vice president of Exercise is Medicine. \u201cThe EIM Solution marks the beginning of the next phase in our strategy, which is to engage major health systems and communities and work together to improve health and combat chronic diseases by promoting physical activity and fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of today\u2019s announcement, the new partners also introduced the Greenville Health System (South Carolina), which is among the 20 largest health systems in the US., as the first to fully adopt the EIM Solution. Components adopted by GHS include:<\/p>\n