EIM® and You: Fitness Professionals on the Front Line of the Physical Inactivity Epidemic

EIM® and You: Fitness Professionals on the Front Line of the Physical Inactivity Epidemic features two health/fitness professionals in the field who are actively involved in ACSM's Exercise is Medicine® initiative who share their stories about working with clients within the confines of the EIM initiative. The DVD outlines the key factors and goals of the EIM initiative and details how these two professionals interacted with trained medical personnel in an effort to improve the health and well being of their clients. The DVD also outlines the basic considerations attendant to implementing a EIM® program from both a health systems perspective and a fitness professionals/organizations viewpoint.

Among the topics covered:

• Current data and research
• What is the responsibility of the health care provider?
• EIM® program and goals
• Considerations in implementation-a health systems perspective
• Considerations in implementation-fitness professionals/organizations