​About Us

 

It is important for adults of all ages to attain a goal of performing 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity on most days of the week for their health and function in daily life. Unfortunately, most adults do not meet the level of physical activity recommended for maintaining health and function—and older adults are among the most sedentary Americans.

 

The development of the EASY Screening tool as recommended by participants attending a Roundtable Meeting on the Role of Pre-Activity Participation Screening in Older Adults, held March 2005 in Washington D.C.

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Several multidisciplinary experts worked together to translate existing science into a practical tool that could be used by health care providers, older adults, and physical activity program managers. 

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The founding EASY Partners are:

• Texas A&M University Center for Population Health and Aging

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• First Step to Active Health

• National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older

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​Background Resources

 

The following historical resources led to the development of the Easy For You Tool by the founding EASY Partners and Development Team:

• Executive Summary (PDF)

• Medscape Whitehouse Conference on Aging Report (PDF)

• Geriatrics & Aging: Beyond screening article (PDF)

• A proposal for a new screening paradigm and tool called Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY)

• Screening Bibliography 2005 (PDF)

• Project Bibliography 2008 (PDF)

• Project Presentation 2008 (PDF)

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EASY Development Team

 

Co-Chairs

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH

Regents & Distinguished Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health,
Texas A&M University School of Public Health

Founding Director, Texas A&M University Center for Population Health and Aging

mory@tamu.edu

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Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP

Professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland
School of Nursing

Co-Director, Biology and Behavior Across the Lifespan Organized Research Center

Sonia Ziporkin Chair in Gerontology
resnick@umaryland.edu
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Contributors

Terry L. Bazzarre, PhD, MS

Former Senior Program Officer

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Terry.bazzarre@gmail.com

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Jane N. Bolin, PhD, BSN, JD

Associate Dean of Research, Texas A&M University College of Nursing
Deputy Director, Southwest Rural Health Research Center

Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
School of Public Health
jbolin@tamu.edu
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Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, PhD

Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Endowed Professor of Applied Health Sciences

Dean, Graduate College, University of Illinois
wojtek@illinois.edu
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Roseann M. Lyle, PhD, MEd

Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University
rlyle@purdue.edu
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Phil Page, PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS, FACSM

Global Director, Clinical Education and Research, Performance Health

Instructor, Louisiana State University Athletic Training Program

Clinical Instructor of Orthopedics, Tulane Medical School

Instructor, North American Sport Medicine Institute
ppage@thera-band.com
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Michael E. Rogers, PhD, CSCS, FACSM

Professor and Director, Center for Physical Activity and Aging, Wichita State University
michael.rogers@wichita.edu
 

Cody Sipe, PhD, CES, RCEP

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health, Harding University

Co-Founder, Vice President, The Functional Aging Institute

csipe@harding.edu
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