title: Implementation and evaluation of an Exercise is Medicine™ on campus week.
abstract: Exercise is Medicine™ (EiM) on campus targets physical activity (PA) participation on college campuses. Limited research has addressed how PA initiatives can be operationalized on college campuses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the implementation of EiM on a large U.S. university campus and present preliminary outcomes on participation and awareness.
  
  
  METHODS
  EiM week was implemented on a large university campus. Exercise stations were set-up at campus locations to encourage brief bouts of PA and educate about the benefits of PA. Evaluation included observations of participation, surveys, and intercept surveys to assess awareness and reach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  EiM week was implemented during Fall 2013. Exercise stations elicited 1771 exercise bouts from participants. Surveys indicated widespread reach across the university (13 of 17 colleges); most students (50.8%) became aware of the EiM campaign by passing by the exercise stations. Campus intercept surveys 1-week post-event indicated 54% students had heard about EiM, of which 39% had heard/seen the event through messages encouraging exercise.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current study was successful in engaging a large, diverse population on a college campus. Lessons learned from the development, implementation, and evaluation of EiM on campus activities provide insight for university campuses looking to target student health and PA participation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 266 Recreation Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States. Electronic address: mjb73@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 266 Recreation Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 266 Recreation Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Michele L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Duffey
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 266 Recreation Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganim
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 266 Recreation Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Proctor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004779:Environment Design; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: College students; Exercise is Medicine; Health promotion; Intervention; Physical activity