Exercise is Medicine™ for Worksite

Countdown to Exercise is Medicine™ Month

Exercise is Medicine™ Month 2009 kicks off in just one month! Here are a few simple things you can do today:

Download the Action and Promotion Toolkit to learn how to incorporate physical activity into your life and plan an Exercise is Medicine™ event or activity.
Sign up your event or activity for Exercise is Medicine™ Month by clicking here.
Have your state and city officials proclaimed May as Exercise is Medicine™ Month? If not, help us out by requesting a proclamation.

Contribute to your employees' health and wellness!

Whether you are a worksite health promotion or human resource professional, we would like to provide you with a program that can help you make a significant contribution to your employees’ personal health and wellness.

Join us in celebrating health and fitness in May for Exercise is Medicine™ Month. There are plenty of ways you can participate, but please plan to emphasize exercise and physical activity to employees during the month of May. Tell us your story if you plan to participate in other ways.

1. Encourage all employees to have a conversation with their organization and/or family physician about physical activity and the health benefits of exercise.

2. Send an e-mail or internal newsletter to all employees informing them of Exercise is Medicine™ Month. Direct them to the Exercise is Medicine™ public toolkit and resources.

Please submit your worksite promotion ideas to EIM@acsm.org. As appropriate, we will add them to the list for our visitors to see.

Exercise is Medicine™ Month Proclamations

Looking for a way to stay involved with Exercise is Medicine™? Help us out by requesting an Exercise is Medicine™ Month proclamation from your mayor or governor! Just download the proclamations, personalize the sample request letter and contact your local mayor or state governor. Questions? Need help locating contact information? E-mail us at eim@acsm.org or call 317-352-3818 for help.

National Exercise is Medicine™ Month of May - Mayor's Proclamation
National Exercise is Medicine™ Month of May - Governor's Proclamation
Sample Proclamation Request Letter

Visit http://www.exerciseismedicine.org/makeithappen.htm for current city and state Exercise is Medicine™ month proclamations.

Exercise is Medicine with Robert Sallis, M.D. DVD

Created by Dr. Robert Sallis during his tenure as president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Exercise is Medicine is a national initiative sponsored by ACSM to make physical activity assessment and exercise prescription a standard part of the disease prevention and treatment paradigm for all patients.

In this DVD program Dr. Sallis presents the concepts, data, and tools that define this groundbreaking program, as well as a description of the extensive nationwide support for Exercise is Medicine.