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Acknowledgements

ACSM American Fitness Index™ Advisory Board

Chair: Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM
Georgia State University

Vice-Chair: Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., M.P.H., FACSM
Arizona State University

Steven N. Blair, P.E.D., FACSM
University of South Carolina

Jacqueline Epping, M.Ed.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

John M. Jakicic, Ph.D., FACSM
University of Pittsburgh

Liz Joy, M.D., M.P.H., FACSM
University of Utah

NiCole Keith, Ph.D., FACSM
Indiana University

Roseann M. Lyle, Ph.D., FACSM
Purdue University

Melinda M. Manore, Ph.D., R.D., FACSM
Oregon State University

Kenneth E. Powell, M.D., M.P.H., FACSM
Epidemiologic and Public Health Consultant

Angela Smith, M.D., FACSM
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Stella Lucia Volpe, Ph.D., R.D., FACSM
University of Pennsylvania

Wes Wong, M.D., M.M.M.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield-WellPoint

ACSM American Fitness Index™ Community Action Guide Expert Panel

Lois Finkelman
National Recreation and Park Association

Joan Lowry, RN
Manatee County (FL) Health Department

Michael Pratt, M.D., M.P.H.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dennis Shepard
YMCA of the USA

James Galloway, M.D., FACP, FACC, FAHA
Assistant Surgeon General, Health and Human Services

Christine Spain
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Barbara Tulipane
National Recreation and Park Association

Richard Yoast, M.A., Ph.D.
American Medical Association

Terrell Zollinger, Dr. P.H.
Indiana University School of Medicine

Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., M.P.H., FACSM
Arizona State University

Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM
Georgia State University

ACSM American Fitness Index™ Staff

Brenda E. Chamness,
American Fitness Index Program Officer

M.S., CHES James R. Whitehead
Executive Vice President

ACSM American Fitness Index™ Community Action Guide Writer

Brigid McHugh Sanner
Sanner & Company
Asset Mapping Consultant
Charity Bishop
Ball State University

Special thanks to the additional individuals who provided review and input into this guide:

Katie Adamson
YMCA of the USA
Mark Brennan, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Shirley Gerrior, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
United States Department of Agriculture
Kim Irwin, M.P.H.
Alliance for Health Promotion
Jim Kauffman
YMCA of the USA

This guide is supported by a grant from the WellPoint Foundation.
Questions and comments on the document should be directed to the American College of Sports Medicine at afi@acsm.org.