{"id":777,"date":"2014-02-05T20:16:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T20:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.glopilot.com\/afi\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-07-12T19:23:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T23:23:46","slug":"about-american-fitness-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acsmsoftware.com\/afitesttest\/about-american-fitness-index\/","title":{"rendered":"About the ACSM American Fitness Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acsm.org\/\">American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)<\/a> launched the ACSM American Fitness Index (Fitness Index), in partnership with the\u00a0 Elevance Health Foundation. The Fitness Index ranks America\u2019s 100 largest cities on a composite of health behaviors, health outcomes, community infrastructure, and local policies that support a physically active lifestyle. With the help of the Fitness Index, local officials, community groups, health organizations, and individual citizens can assess factors contributing to their city\u2019s fitness, health, and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>The Fitness Index offers tailored guidance to local officials and community leaders that are ready to make their city one of the healthiest cities in America. This assistance focuses on strategies and policies with the best evidence for improving health, increasing physical activity, and that does the most good for the most residents \u2013 with a priority on under-served populations.<\/p>\n<p>The Fitness Index is honored to have assisted city officials in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, and Oklahoma City with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>understanding their city&#8217;s Fitness Index rankings,<\/li>\n<li>identifying actionable areas for improvement, and<\/li>\n<li>focusing on the highest local priorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ADVISORY BOARD<\/h2>\n<p>The ACSM American Fitness Index Advisory Board is a standing board separate from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acsm.org\/about-acsm\/who-we-are\/leadership\">ACSM Board of Trustees<\/a>. The Advisory Board is committed to a strong link and communications with the ACSM Board of Trustees, membership, and existing strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Chair: Stella Volpe, Ph.D., RDN, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, Virginia Tech University<br \/>\nVice Chair: Jammie Hopkins, Dr.PH., Morehouse School of Medicine<br \/>\nCarlos Crespo, Dr.PH., FACSM, Portland State University<br \/>\nAndrea Duran, Ph.D., Columbia University<br \/>\nJessie Fudge, M.D., FACSM, Kaiser Permanente<br \/>\nDavid Garcia, Ph.D., FACSM, University of Arizona<br \/>\nAlvin Morton, III, M.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville<br \/>\nAmanda Paluch, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst<br \/>\nMelissa Roti, Ph.D., FACSM, Westfield State University<br \/>\nAllison Schroeder, M.D., Mayo Clinic<br \/>\nJohn Sirard, Ph.D., FACSM, University of Massachusetts<br \/>\nJeff Whitfield, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<br \/>\nJanet Wojcik, Ph.D., FACSM, Winthrop University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) launched the ACSM American Fitness Index (Fitness Index), in partnership with the\u00a0 Elevance Health Foundation. 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