[444]KEENE NATIVE GENERATES PROCLAMATION BY TENNESSEE GOVERNOR

KEENE NATIVE GENERATES PROCLAMATION BY TENNESSEE GOVERNOR TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

May 15, 2008

CONTACT: Elizabeth Ackley Holbrook at eia2a@mtsu.edu or 615-969-9552
Tom Tozer, News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919

MURFREESBORO, TENN—Thanks to the efforts of a graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University—and a native of Keene—the month of May has been officially declared “National Exercise is Medicine Month” in Tennessee. Tennessee joins several other states and cities in the nation that have pledged to encourage citizens to lead a healthier , more active lifestyle and to create a more open dialogue with their health-care providers.
Elizabeth Ackley Holbrook, daughter of Neil and Robin Ackley, also of Keene, a graduate teaching assistant and doctoral candidate in the Department of Health and Human Performance, sent a proclamation request to Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, requesting that the month of May in Tennessee be so designated. Holbrook is Tennessee’s representative to the American College of Sports Medicine, a co-sponsor of the initiative along with the American Medical Association. Holbrook received a signed proclamation with the official seal of Tennessee dated April 25, 2008.
MTSU’s Department of Health and Human Performance offers the Ph.D. in Human Performance with specializations in four areas: exercise science, health, leisure studies, and physical education.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., the ACSM is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, with more than 20,000 international, national and regional chapter members. Members are dedicated to promoting the integration of research and education in the field of sports medicine.
The Web site of Exercise is Medicine is www.exerciseismedicine.org.

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