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. 2018 May 10;15:E54. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170344

Figure 1.

This figure shows a flowchart of the clinical phase of the EIM Solution. Step 1: Physical activity assessment (via the Physical Activity Vital Sign). Step 2: Brief counseling and/or physical activity prescription. Step 3: Referral to an EIM network or intervention advisor. These 3 steps lead to EIM networks (programs, places, professionals). An alternative or indirect pathway from Step 3 to EIM networks is to meet with an intervention advisor (connecting patients to EIM networks).

The clinical phase of the EIM Solution. Steps 1 through 3 of the EIM Solution take place primarily in the clinic setting and involve patients having their physical activity levels assessed, receiving brief counseling from a member of the health care team and/or receiving a semi-customized physical activity prescription, and receiving a referral to EIM network of physical activity resources. In some health systems, patients may also interact with, or be referred to, an intervention advisor. The role of the intervention advisor could include behavior change counseling and connecting the patient to the EIM network of physical activity resources. Dashed lines indicate an indirect or alternative pathway. The gray box indicates the community phase of the EIM Solution. Abbreviation: EIM, Exercise is Medicine.