title: Call to Action on Making Physical Activity Assessment and Prescription a Medical Standard of Care.
abstract: The U.S. population is plagued by physical inactivity, lack of cardiorespiratory fitness, and sedentary lifestyles, all of which are strongly associated with the emerging epidemic of chronic disease. The time is right to incorporate physical activity assessment and promotion into health care in a manner that engages clinicians and patients. In April 2015, the American College of Sports Medicine and Kaiser Permanente convened a joint consensus meeting of subject matter experts from stakeholder organizations to discuss the development and implementation of a physical activity vital sign (PAVS) to be obtained and recorded at every medical visit for every patient. This statement represents a summary of the discussion, recommendations, and next steps developed during the consensus meeting. Foremost, it is a "call to action" for current and future clinicians and the health care community to implement a PAVS in daily practice with every patient.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA; 2Chief of Sports Medicine, Excelsior Orthopaedics, Amherst, NY; 3Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 4Preventive Cardiology/Cardiac Rehab, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI; 5Dean, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; 6University of North Florida School of Nursing; 7Associate Professor of Orthopedics & Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; 8Medical Director, Community Health & Clinical Nutrition, Family Medicine & Sports Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT; 9Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Stanford Medical School, Director of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician, Stanford Department of Athletics, Stanford, CA; 10Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; 11President and CEO, American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY; 12Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences Director, Human Performance Lab, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville; 13Senior Program Manager, Population Health, Improving Health Outcomes, American Medical Association.
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mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013177:Sports / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States