Bowen Pamela G, Mankowski Robert T, Harper Sara A, Buford Thomas W
School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2019 Jan 1;4(1):1-7.
Exercise is widely recognized as a critical component of a healthy lifestyle by multiple scientific and regulatory bodies. Yet only 35% of adults in the United States even report engaging in regular physical activity. In response to this challenge, the Exercise is Medicine (EIM) initiative encourages clinicians in all settings to regularly assess and counsel patients on physical activity in an attempt to reduce levels of inactivity. The purpose of this article is to highlight key challenges to the implementation of the EIM initiative to promote physical activity and to identify potential opportunities to overcome these challenges. EIM is a global health initiative that endorses "exercise" to be a "vital sign" in all clinical settings. Specifically to assess and compare the patient's physical activity level to national guidelines for physical activity and then promote discussions or referrals based on results. Since its 2007 launch, advocates of the EIM initiative have increased global awareness to promote the EIM mission of integrating and implementing physical activity into healthcare systems, local communities, and individuals' daily lives. Physical activity is fundamental to the overall health of all people across all geographic locations and throughout the lifespan. Promoting physical activity as a healthy lifestyle change has specific challenges but necessary to decrease health disparities related to inactivity.
运动被多个科学和监管机构广泛认可为健康生活方式的关键组成部分。然而，在美国，只有35%的成年人报告称有规律地进行体育活动。为应对这一挑战，“运动即良药”（EIM）倡议鼓励所有医疗机构的临床医生定期评估患者的体育活动情况并提供咨询，以减少不活动的程度。本文的目的是强调实施EIM倡议以促进体育活动所面临的关键挑战，并确定克服这些挑战的潜在机会。EIM是一项全球健康倡议，支持在所有临床环境中将“运动”作为一项“生命体征”。具体而言，是将患者的体育活动水平与国家体育活动指南进行评估和比较，然后根据结果促进讨论或转诊。自2007年启动以来，EIM倡议的倡导者提高了全球对促进将体育活动纳入医疗保健系统、当地社区和个人日常生活这一EIM使命的认识。体育活动对于所有地理位置的所有人在整个生命周期的整体健康至关重要。将体育活动作为一种健康的生活方式改变来推广有特定的挑战，但对于减少与不活动相关的健康差距是必要的。
