Evaluation Of Exercise is Medicine From The Perspective Of Fitness Professionals

Exercise is Medicine on Campus: A Scoping Review of Evidence 2009 to 2021 and Call to Action

“…Of the 55 publications included in this review, almost one third reported on the barriers to implementing an EIM-OC program, and/or suggestions for the best ways to facilitate the implementation process. Whether described as a barrier or a facilitator, these reports universally suggest that establishing relationships with key partners such as campus health centers, recreation department, and academic departments (kinesiology/ exercise science) was not only helpful, but essential to program success (6,7,9,10,21,(23)(24)(25)(26). Although not the primary outcome of the articles, Stanford et al ( 13) also stressed the importance of these relationships, stating that their campus team hosts monthly meetings for all partners to review the referral process and maintain these crucial points of contact.…”

“…Five articles and 12 abstracts reported on the barriers to implementing an EIM-OC program, and/or suggestions for the best ways to facilitate the implementation process. Throughout all of the publications, the single most prevalent theme surrounding the implementation of an EIM-OC program was establishing relationships with key partners, and building and maintaining a clear line of communication (9,10,12,14,21,(23)(24)(25)(26). In addition, Lagally et al (6,7) reported that the majority of campuses engaging in EIM-OC at some level report collaborations between multiple departments on campus.…”