The American College of Sports Medicine is grateful for the support we have received for the ACSM American Fitness Index™ (AFI) initiative. AFI Health Promotion Partners have agreed to support the following guiding principles:
ACSM American Fitness Index™ Guiding Principles for Healthy Communities
- Overall health improvement in U.S. communities must focus on the prevention of behavioral-linked diseases by effectively addressing the underlying risk and community factors.
- The rise in chronic diseases attributable to physical inactivity and unhealthy diets are a "clear and present danger" to our health and healthcare systems, our communities, our nation, and our future.
- All of the communities in the U.S., irrespective of size and current health status, can make powerful advances in improving the health of their people through simple, affordable, effective steps.
- There is a need for even more synergy and collaboration to assist U.S. communities in actively making the moves toward better health.
Our Partners
- ACSM Regional Chapters
- Active for Life®
- Aeon Health, Inc.
- Air Force Base Office of the Command Surgeon (CO)
- Alliance for Health Promotion (IN)
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
- American Council on Exercise
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American University (DC)
- AREUFIT Health Services, Inc.
- Baldwin-Wallace College (OH)
- Baptist Health Systems (MS)
- Bellevue Community College (WA)
- Butler University (IN)
- Chatham University (PA)
- Central Family YMCA (NC)
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
- Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (MO)
- City of Newport News Fire Department (VA)
- Coalition for Activity & Nutrition to Defeat Obesity (CanDo) Poudre Valley Health System (CO)
- Coalition for Living Well After 50
- College of New Rochelle (NY)
- Colorado Prevention Center (CO)
- Core Concepts, LLC
- Eastern University (PA)
- El Camino College (CA)
- Exercise Science Program, University of North Alabama
- Fitness & Exercise Preventive Medicine LLC (MD)
- Wellness Resource Center-The Crossing of LaPorte Hospital (IN)
- For Good Health Group
- Gonzaga University (WA)
- Great Lakes Athletic Club (MI)
- Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (TX)
- Health by Design Coalition (IN)
- In Home Rehab North Metro Denver (CO)
- Keiser University (FL)
- Lake Superior State University (MI)
- Liberty Athletic Club (MI)
- Lifestyles Improvements, Inc.
- MacDill Air Force Base (FL)
- Madison Area Youth Center Inc. (OH)
- MAKE IT FIT (FL)
- Mary Baldwin College (VA)
- Medical Fitness Association (Affiliate American Hospital Association)
- MediFit
- MetaFitness
- Metro Parks Tacoma, Community Wellness Project (WA)
- Montgomery College (MD)
- Morrison Bruce Center, James Madison University (VA)
- U.S. Army Natick Labs (MA)
- National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
- National Dance Association
- Niles Family Fitness Center (IL)
- Northwestern University
- Office of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Bolling AFB (DC)
- Orange Coast College (CA)
- AMD Fitness Center (CA)
- Midvalley Family Practice (CO)
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
- Professional Fitness Training Program, Lane Community College (OR)
- Rockland School District (MO)
- School of Nursing, Clayton State University (GA)
- Shannondell at Valley Forge (PA)
- Sibley Heart Center (GA)
- Sinclair Community College (OH)
- Somerset Family Residency Program (NJ)
- South Idaho Foot & Ankle
- Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
- St. James Club (OH)
- State University of New York, University at Buffalo
- Strategic Benefit Solutions, Inc.
- SVELTE Fitness & Wellness Training, Inc.
- Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute, Center for CardioVascular Wellness (WA)
- Synergy Health Medical Group (CA)
- The Pantry of Broward, Inc. (FL)
- Ultrafit Systems, LLC
- University of Evansville (IN)
- University of Miami Wellness Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Village Family Practice (TX)
- Village of Westland (MI)
- WellPoint Foundation
- Wellsource, Inc.
- Western Washington University, Center for Healthy Living (WA)
- Whatcom Family YMCA (WA)
- Winston Family YMCA (FL)