Exercise prescriptions for healthy lifestyles
The fact is, ground breaking research has proven that exercise, at the correct intensity and duration, not only improves the quality of life but also decreases the incidence of chronic conditions that surround inactivity, overweight and obesity. Physical activity plays a vital role in the treatment and prevention of more than 40 chronic diseases including hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and even some cancers. Our mission is to ensure that exercise is front and center in every disease prevention, health and wellness discussion.
Join us as we launch our "Talk about it: Exercise is Medicine!" campaign designed to encourage dialogue between physicians and their patients, about the importance of being active. Exercise is Medicine - this is good news for every segment of our nation, seniors to children.
Exercise is Medicine
Exercise is Medicine Public Action Guide
* Talk to your physician about an Exercise is Medicine prescription today
Partnering locations:
Supporting Physicians
Jefferson County Medical Society Board of Directors
Dr. T. Michael Harrington
Dr. F. Darlene Traffanstedt
Dr. Stephen R. Steinmetz
Dr. Theodis Buggs, Jr.
Dr. Jennifer R. Dollar
Dr. Leon C. Hamrick, Jr.
Dr. Brendan Prendergast
Thomas W. Ozbirn, Jr., D.O.
Dr. William J. Tapscott
Dr. F. Cleveland Kinney, Ph.D.
Dr. Laura Kezar
Dr. Mark E. Wilson
Dr. Katisha T. Vance
Dr. Steven J. Kulback
Sophia Lal D.O.
Dr. Sharon Colgin
Dr. Michael Han
Dr. Scott R. Weisberg
Dr. Heidi Straughn
Dr. Robert Levin
Dr. Rodrigo Valderrama
Dr. Charles Sharp
Dr. Robert Goolsby
Dr. Tim Stone
Dr. Ashley Tamucci
Dr. Keith Stansell
Dr. Amy Albert
Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates
Dr. Leonard Ou-Tim
Dr. J. Lynn Cochran
Dr. Raymond Tobias
Dr. P. David Miller
Dr. Mark R. Janich
Dr. H. Craig Philpot
Dr. J. Cotton Shallcross Jr.
Dr. Kenneth M. Sigman
Dr. Charles S. Bluhm
Dr. Owen R. McLean
Dr. David Landy
Dr. Chris Shaver
Dr. Doug Dickinson
Dr. Rajat N. Parikh
Dr. C. Calvert Dodson
Dr. David Askenazi
Dr. Joanna Siegel
Dr. Robert Parsa
Dr. Margaret Riser
Dr. James Taylor
Dr. Gregory L. James
Dr. Margaret Somerall
Dr. Mark Ricketts
Dr. Beth Hughes
Dr. Cherie Minor
Dr. Michael A. Rosemore
Dr. Scott Duca, D.C.
Dr. Gregory Ayers
Dr. Roxanne Travelute
UAB Department of Medicine Clinical Practice Committee
Dr. Nancy Dunlap, Committee Chair
Dr. James Taylor, Cardiology
Dr. Richard Rosenthal, Endocrinology
Dr. Fred Weber, Gastroenterology
Dr. Stuart Cohen, Internal Medicine
Dr. Andrew Duxbury, Gerontolgy
Dr. Steven Newman, Hematology/Oncology
Dr. John Gann, Infectious Disease
Dr. Emmy Bell, Nephrology
Dr. Jack Hasson, Pulmonary/Allergy
Dr. James E. Johnson, Pulmonary/Allergy
Dr. Gustavo Heudebert, Internal Medicine
Dr. Todd Brown, Cardiology
Dr. Winn Chatham, Rheumatology
Dr. Sarah Morgan, Nutrition Sciences
Dr. Vance Plumb, Cardiology
Dr. Shyam Varadarajulu, Gastroenterology
Dr. Martin Rodriguez, Infectious Disease
Dr. Rodney Tucker, Gerontology
Dr. Mollie DeShazo, Hemotology/Oncology
Dr. Donna Salzman, Hemotology/Oncology
Dr. Bruce Julian, Nephrology
Dr. Waid Shelton, Pulmonary/Allergy
Dr. Chris Truss, Gastroenterology
Dr. Benjamin Taylor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Alain Bouchard
Dr. Andrew Miller
Dr. Rowell Ashford
Dr. Yocunda Clayton
Dr. Emily Bell