{"id":10126,"date":"2025-02-05T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T17:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/?page_id=10126"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:38:52","slug":"exercise-is-medicine-on-campus-eim-oc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/exercise-is-medicine-on-campus-eim-oc\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Exercise is Medicine On Campus is a national program sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine which aims to promote physical activity&nbsp;as a vital sign of health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"1098\" data-id=\"10133\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-994x1024.jpg 994w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-364x375.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-500x515.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-1-2-1000x1030.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>EIM-OC encourages faculty, staff and students to work together toward improving the health and well-being of the campus community by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Making movement a part of the daily campus culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessing physical activity at every student health visit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing students with the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity habits that can last a lifetime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>URI&#8217;s EIM-OC Committee Members<\/th><th>URI&#8217;s EIM-OC Committee Members<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Christie Ward-Ritacco, Associate Professor of Kinesiology<\/td><td>Deborah Riebe, Associate Dean College of Health Sciences<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dr. Christopher Nasin, Dir. of Medical Services, URI Health Services<\/td><td>Heather Breau, Coord. of Pharmacy Services, URI Health Services<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>William Massey, Associate Director of URI Health Services<\/td><td>Jarrell Garcia, Associate Director of Campus Recreation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jennifer Hodshon, Director of URI Health Services<\/td><td>Michael Starkey, Assistant Director of Counseling<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Mclinden, Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy<\/td><td>Cory Clark, Director of Counseling<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jessica Greene, Assistant Dir. of Health Promotion and Wellness<\/td><td>Leetal Young, Student Representative<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1769\/EIM-2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EIM-OC <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions? Want to learn more or get involved? Contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:exerciseismedicine@rhodysenate.org\">exerciseismedicine@rhodysenate.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us&nbsp;@uriexerciseismedicineoc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for our upcoming events!<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IffB_bBaGylsvXy9pYvxyCdfhvUeXdg2Dba7dDv6sKU\/edit?usp=sharing\" title=\"\">EIM-OC Student Club Members<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise is Medicine On Campus is a national program sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine which aims to promote physical activity&nbsp;as a vital sign of health. 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