McAvoy Cayla R, Dahl Alicia A, Hoon Lim Jae, Bauer Patricia, Brunner Huber Larissa R
College of Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Cato College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Prev Med Rep. 2024 Jun 9;44:102785. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102785. eCollection 2024 Aug.
The Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) international campaign leverages university resources (e.g., health centers, recreation, and kinesiology departments) to encourage students, faculty, and staff to integrate physical activity into campus culture. This involves evaluating student physical activity levels during health visits and establishing referral systems for exercise prescriptions. EIM-OC allows universities to earn tiered recognition (Gold, Silver, or Bronze) based on their on-campus physical activity promotion and integration. For Gold recognition, schools must incorporate routine physical activity assessments into their health system, ultimately connecting healthcare providers with health/fitness professionals (HFPs, e.g., campus recreation professionals, kinesiology professors). This research worked to uncover pivotal factors driving EIM-OC on-campus collaborations through HFPs' perspectives.
HFPs ( = 11) working full-time at a Gold-level institution ( = 10 in United States) participated. Semi-structured, Zoom-recorded interviews with a generic qualitative research design were completed between June and September 2022.
Major thematic findings included the importance of tangible support (e.g., personnel), encounters with both trust and tension cross-campus, positive student development opportunities, and variations in outcome reporting and program evaluation. Faculty and staff emphasized the need for methods to obtain and sustain program funding. Participants also expressed the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to increase the collective impact of EIM-OC on student health and overall collegiate success.
HFPs expanded on their EIM-OC experiences and program sustainment or growth requirements. With increased interdisciplinary collaboration, rigor in outcome reporting, and tangible resources, the collective impact of EIM-OC on student health outcomes and overall collegiate success could be greatly perpetuated.
“校园运动即良药”（EIM-OC）国际活动利用大学资源（如健康中心、娱乐和运动机能学系）鼓励学生、教师和工作人员将体育活动融入校园文化。这包括在健康检查期间评估学生的体育活动水平，并建立运动处方转诊系统。EIM-OC允许大学根据其校园体育活动推广和整合情况获得分级认可（金牌、银牌或铜牌）。对于金牌认可，学校必须将常规体育活动评估纳入其健康系统，最终将医疗保健提供者与健康/健身专业人员（如校园娱乐专业人员、运动机能学教授）联系起来。本研究旨在从健康/健身专业人员的角度揭示推动EIM-OC校园合作的关键因素。
在一所金牌级机构全职工作的健康/健身专业人员（n = 11，其中10人在美国）参与了研究。2022年6月至9月期间，采用通用定性研究设计完成了半结构化的Zoom录制访谈。
主要主题发现包括切实支持（如人员）的重要性、跨校园信任与紧张关系的遭遇、积极的学生发展机会以及结果报告和项目评估的差异。教师和工作人员强调需要获得和维持项目资金的方法。参与者还表达了跨学科合作对于增强EIM-OC对学生健康和整体大学成功的集体影响的重要性。
健康/健身专业人员阐述了他们的EIM-OC经验以及项目维持或增长的要求。通过加强跨学科合作、严格的结果报告和切实的资源，EIM-OC对学生健康结果和整体大学成功的集体影响可以得到极大的延续。
