{"id":10895,"date":"2024-05-17T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=10895"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:08:16","slug":"uw-eau-claire-recognized-for-its-wellness-program","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-eau-claire-recognized-for-its-wellness-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Eau Claire recognized for its wellness program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff are moving toward better health thanks to a globally recognized wellness program collaboration between the university and Mayo Clinic Health System.<\/p>\n

UW-Eau Claire is among 145 universities and colleges around the world honored by Exercise is Medicine, earning a silver-level designation in the community-impact initiative of the American College of Sports Medicine.<\/p>\n

Wellness education initiatives in the university\u2019s Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) program focuses on the importance of physical activity and its role in preventing and treating diseases. The program is a collaboration among the university\u2019s Student Health Service, Recreation and Sport Operations and department of kinesiology, and Mayo Clinic Health System.<\/p>\n

Dr. Saori Braun, associate professor of kinesiology<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an important initiative as exercise can be utilized as both preventative and rehabilitative programs to maintain and improve not only one\u2019s physical health but also mental health,\u201d says Dr. Saori Braun, UW-Eau Claire associate professor of kinesiology who is lead faculty advisor for EIM-OC.<\/p>\n

UW-Eau Claire has been involved in EIM-OC for several years, offering one-on-one fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions to the campus community, Braun says. The university\u2019s program has included the creation and distribution of an EIM-OC brochure outlining program goals and opportunities for students, faculty and staff. Exercise is Medicine \u201cpill bottles\u201d containing a mini exercise slip also were handed out to students at a mental health fair.<\/p>\n

Dr. Amy Rantala, primary care sports medicine physician at Mayo Clinic Health System\u2019s department of sports medicine and orthopedics<\/p>\n

Promoting wellness at any age is \u201cexceptionally important,\u201d says Dr. Amy Rantala, primary care sports medicine physician in Mayo Clinic Health System\u2019s department of sports medicine and orthopedics. Physical exercise can help people avoid developing chronic diseases that can be costly in medications and medical care and could lead to more expensive, catastrophic health events such as heart attack or stroke, Rantala says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an era of spiraling health care expenditures, getting patients to be more active may be the ultimate low-cost therapy for achieving improved health outcomes,\u201d Rantala says.<\/p>\n

\u201cExercise can prevent so much of what ails us. Every active minute adds up to better health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rantala, who has worked with UW-Eau Claire in various roles, including as medical director of the master of science in athletic training program and team physician for Blugold athletics, has seen the power of collaboration through the formal master research agreement UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System have had since 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an excellent public university filled with students with curious young minds, fresh ideas and energy, coupling with a world-class health care organization, with both eager to make a difference in health and quality of life,\u201d Rantala says.<\/p>\n

Rantala says she and Braun have a shared interest in promoting EIM-OC to UW-Eau Claire, with plans to bring the program to western Wisconsin communities. Rantala also has connected with Dr. Stacey Jackson, associate professor of psychology, to do research to improve the mental health of student-athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn another five years, I am confident we will reflect and see further advances in the relationships formed that will benefit patients, students and the community at large,\u201d Rantala says.<\/p>\n

Rantala and Braun are optimistic that UW-Eau Claire can receive a gold-level recognition in 2025 after a referral model for students, faculty and staff is established between Mayo Clinic Health System internal medicine providers and UW-Eau Claire\u2019s department of kinesiology exercise physiologists.<\/p>\n

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Written by UW-Eau Claire<\/p>\n

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