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Medical Systems Strategy 3
Develop resources for clinicians to use in making personalized
physical activity recommendations/prescriptions for their patients.
Tactics
Compile appropriate physical activity guidelines.
Complete a needs assessment for clinicians.
Review and collect published literature to identify patients' needs.
Review existing toolkits and prepare a new resource that addresses
the needs of providers and patients in diverse populations.
Identify a health care group to pilot toolkit materials and evaluate
usefulness.
Identify a lead organization to sustain the toolkit and update it over time.
National Organizations
American Geriatrics Society (Lead Organization)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Academy of Family
Physicians, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians,
American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Association, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Partnership for Prevention, and other
organizations.
Required Resources
Funding
Success Factors
A broad-based coalition of professional organizations will produce a better
"buy-in" to support and promote the projects.
Resources should be population segmented to provide the necessary information
for health professionals to make recommendations. For example, materials should
include physical activity recommendations for arthritis, diabetes, heart
disease, and other diseases.
Progress Report
The American Geriatrics Society, the American Association of Family Physicians, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Thera-Band Corporation have developed an Active Aging Toolkit which is designed to assist healthcare providers prescribe physical activity programs for their patients. The First Step to Active Health provides an evidence-based, progressive activity program. The goal of the program is to improve health and functional ability, to promote independence, and to help prevent chronic disease and disability in adults over age 50.
The National Blueprint Office is collaborating with partners from the American Geriatrics Society to offer a symposium on behavioral counseling in 2005.
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