SLCC Recognized for Efforts to Create Culture of Wellness on Campus

Salt Lake Community College is one of 73 colleges from around the world, and only one of three community colleges, to be honored with Gold status by Exercise is Medicine for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus. Joining the ranks of schools such as University of Hong Kong, Purdue University and Michigan State University. The Department of Exercise Science helped SLCC earn gold level designation from the Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) program.

“We are thrilled to recognize these campuses’ 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,” said Robyn Stuhr, Vice President of Exercise is Medicine. “These 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.”

Multiple collaborations across SLCC have made obtaining Gold level recognition possible. The Center for Health and Counseling and the Exercise Science department collaborated to create physical activity and exercise counseling for co-management of chronic conditions and preventative care. College Campus Recreation continually creates and collaborates across the institution to promote activities of physical fitness on campus, these programs and services offered to students directly contribute to EIM-OC recognition. The programs and activities have provided opportunities for students to better understand the impactful role physical activity can have on mental health, disease management and prevention, and overall quality of life.

All gold, silver and bronze universities and colleges will be officially recognized at a special session during the 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado Wednesday, May 31 as part of the 2023 Exercise is Medicine World Congress, held in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting.

EIM-OC launched its recognition program in 2014 to honor campuses for their efforts to create a culture of wellness. Schools earn gold, silver or bronze status based on their activities. Gold level campuses have created a referral system where campus health care providers assess student physical activity and refer students as necessary to a certified fitness professional as part of medical treatment. Silver campuses engage students, faculty and staff in education initiatives and make movement part of the daily campus culture while bronze level campuses promote and generate awareness of the health benefits of physical activity.

View a complete list of recognized schools and learn more about the EIM-OC program on their website.

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