Wellness & Health Promotion

 

The World Health Organization defines Health Promotion as the art and science of "enabling people to increase control over and improve their health." 

 

IHRSA Health Promotion:

Making the case that physical activity is part of the solution for the healthcare, chronic disease, and obesity crises.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7 out of every 10 deaths in the U.S. result from chronic diseases, which are largely preventable with a healthy lifestyle and exercise.

With programs like Get Active America! and I Lost It at the Club, the Joining Forces Network and the annual Summit for a Healthier America in Washington, DC, IHRSA is determined to convince the world that exercise is part of the solution to the healthcare and obesity crises.

Download IHRSA's Health Promotion Overview.

Follow IHRSA's Campaign for a Healthier America on Twitter

Stay on top of health news! Our Twitter page will give you quick insights into the latest in wellness news, health policy, and scientific research on the benefits of exercise. Follow Campaign4health today.

Exercise is Medicine

Exercise is Medicine is a national initiative led by the American College of Sports Medicine to raise awareness of the preventive powers of exercise.

IHRSA is proud to be an official Supporting Organization of Exercise is Medicine. As such, we encourage you to get involved and remind your members that their gym membership is not a luxury... it's a necessity.

Exercise is Medicine offers materials specially designed for health and fitness professionals.

  Wellness Resource Center

The Wellness Resource Center is a comprehensive collection of studies about the health benefits of exercise. This health promotion resource includes a list of health topics with recent research, links, and valuable tips that you can use to help motivate your participants.

  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Osteoporosis
  • Respiratory Conditions
  • Women's Health
  • Youth
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    Health E-Review

    IHRSA understands the importance of scientific research on exercise, chronic disease, and obesity. Health E-Review provides you with a biweekly summary of the most recent findings on the benefits of exercise for IHRSA members only.

    Here you can download posters, a newsletter, and a Word document, which can be used according to your club's needs. This information will help motivate members, educate prospects, and develop partnerships. Read Health E-Review

    National Physical Activity Plan

    NCPPA Plans

    IHRSA is a co-chair of the Worksite sector of the U.S. Physical Activity Plan (The Plan).  The Plan provides a roadmap to get America moving.  It addresses the behavioral, policy, educational, medical and physical infrastructure issues that affect how and why so many Americans are not moving.  It unites professionals across sectors - in medicine and public health, transportation and urban planning, business, education, and recreation - in a massive effort to collaborate and solve the problem. 

    Physical Activity Guidelines

    In 2008, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. IHRSA provides customizable posters and newsletters for you to make your members and staff aware of the Guidelines.

    Helpful Hints for Health Promotion Programming