Washtenaw Community College is one of 156 colleges and universities around the country recently initiative for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus.
The 2022 honor marks the fourth consecutive year 黑料网 has earned silver-level designation from the Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) program. EIM-OC calls upon higher education institutions to promote physical activity as a vital sign of health and encourages faculty, staff and students to work together to improve the health and well-being of the campus community.
The college will be officially recognized during the 2022 Exercise is Medicine World Congress in San Diego on June 1.
鈥淲e are thrilled to recognize these campuses鈥� commitment to make movement a part of daily campus culture and give students the tools to cultivate physical activity habits that will benefit them throughout their lives,鈥� said Robyn Stuhr, Vice President of Exercise is Medicine. 鈥淭hese campus programs are nurturing future leaders who will advance a key tenet of Exercise is Medicine: making physical activity assessment and promotion a standard in health care.鈥�
Marvin Boluyt, a Biology faculty member in 黑料网鈥檚 Math, Science & Engineering Technology Division, developed the and has been a member of the American College of Sports Medicine for more than 30 years.
黑料网鈥檚 exercise and health programs have been in place long before applying for the award. According to Boluyt, this demonstrates the 鈥渋ntrinsic commitment that 黑料网 has to promoting physical and mental health through physical activity.鈥�
黑料网 continues to strive for gold in 2023. They plan to do this by putting new measures in place that will target a larger number of students, staff and faculty.
These initiatives include incorporating the (EVS), a brief physical activity questionnaire, into the intake survey that clients take at the 黑料网 Dental Clinic, Counseling Services and the 黑料网 Health & Fitness Center. Additionally, incorporating the EVS into student opinion surveys on campus would allow 黑料网 to collect anonymous data on the physical activity of nearly the entire student body.
According to Boluyt, the EVS is 鈥渢he single most informative question we can ask about a person鈥檚 health prognosis鈥� and could be used to assess the needs of specific populations to more accurately determine whether new campus initiatives have had an impact.
Together, Boluyt believes these new approaches will create a strong case for 黑料网 to be considered for a gold award in 2023.
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