Registered with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) calls upon universities and colleges to promote physical activity as a vital sign of health. EIM-OC encourages faculty, staff, and students to work together toward improving the health and well-being of the campus community by:

1. Making movement a part of the daily campus culture
2. Assessing physical activity at every student health visit
3. Providing students with the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity habits that can last a lifetime
4. Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a minimum of 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity for adults. Miami’s student body, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, averaged 64 minutes per day of moderate activity and was achieving the minimum recommended amount of weekly physical activity. We estimate that this average is significantly lower with the installation of online courses as it has created a reduction in the need to traverse campus. These findings have resulted in a need for students to find new ways in which to be physically active in their daily lives. As it stands, EIM strives to provide opportunities, knowledge and tools to help Miami students achieve healthier habits and become a more physically active community.

Establish an interrelatedness between faculty, staff, and students to promote ideas, activities, and ways in which the campus community can improve upon their health through physical activity.

See the entirety of the campus community learn, adopt, and spread the core values of EIM-OC in order to actively engage in the prevention of chronic disease.