ACSM’s Moving Through Cancer Program, part of the Exercise is Medicine® initiative, has been recognized by the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative for its notable work mapping exercise oncology program availability in the U.S., identifying disparities and publishing clinical guidelines recommending exercise to improve symptoms and treatment outcomes for people living with cancer.

With a vision to bring renewed leadership to the fight against cancer, the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative facilitates new collaborations that drive progress across the cancer journey using all facets of the oncology community.

One strategy of the initiative is mobilizing the scientific community, and ACSM is answering the call. The White House Cancer Moonshot also highlighted Moving Through Cancer’s efforts to develop a toolkit and course to integrate exercise programming at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Teaching and Learning.

The mission of Moving Through Cancer is to ensure all people living with and beyond cancer are assessed, advised, referred to and engaged in appropriate exercise and rehabilitation programming as a standard of care. The program was started as a presidential task force of ACSM Past-president Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, FACSM. Moving Through Cancer’s strategic plan and mission focus on four key areas: development of a workforce, programming and triage pathways and logistics for referral; additional research and evaluation of programming; policy, awareness and marketing; and funding for sustainability.