Materials for Health Care Providers

Health care providers have a key role in promoting physical activity. Move Your Way® materials can help doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals share important physical activity messages with their patients.

Use these materials to help health care providers understand and promote key messages from the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

Fact Sheets

Our Move Your Way fact sheets offer conversation starters and talking points to help health care providers share key physical activity messages with their patients.

The Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers offers tips for talking with patients about the Physical Activity Guidelines and how to meet them.

Download the Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers [PDF - 2.41 KB].

The Fact Sheet for Maternal Health Care Providers offers tips for talking with pregnant and postpartum patients about physical activity during and after pregnancy.

Download the Fact Sheet for Maternal Health Care Providers [PDF - 2.4 MB].

A thumbnail for the Health Care Providers: Talk to Older Adults about Physical Activity factsheet PDF.

The Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers Caring for Older Adults offers tips for talking to older adults about physical activity.

Download the Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers Caring for Older Adults [PDF – 1.49 MB]

Tool for Planning Weekly Activity

Health care providers can share our interactive tool with patients to help them get active.

The Move Your Way Activity Planner helps people build a personalized weekly activity plan and offers tips for fitting activity into their daily routines.

The Move Your Way Activity Planner web badge and widget encourage people to visit the tool and build their weekly plan. Add the web badge and widget to your website to guide your audiences to the tool.

Sample Social Media Messages, Graphics, and GIFs

Use these sample messages, graphics, and GIFs to reach health care providers in your networks. You can adapt these messages to align with different events, priorities, and National Health Observances — like Health Literacy Month in October.

Twitter Content

MYW Twitter content for professionals
Providers: It can be challenging to talk to patients about #PhysicalActivity. Use @HealthGov’s #MoveYourWay campaign resources to help your patients get more active: https://bit.ly/36pQtM4
Providers: When a patient has a chronic condition, try making physical activity part of the prescription. Find tips to help patients #GetActive: https://bit.ly/36pQtM4 #MoveYourWay
Providers: Display @HealthGov’s #MoveYourWay posters in your office to help inspire your patients to get active. Check out all the Move Your Way resources: https://bit.ly/36pQtM4 
Providers: @HealthGov’s #MoveYourWay fact sheets make it easy to share recommendations from the Physical Activity Guidelines with your patients. Get fact sheets and other resources to print and share: https://bit.ly/36pQtM4
Providers: Want to talk to your patients about #PhysicalActivity? @HealthGov’s #MoveYourWay Health Care Provider Fact Sheet has tips to help you start the conversation. Check it out: https://bit.ly/39YGUG6
Providers: Remind your patients that when it comes to eating healthy and being active, small changes add up — and have real health benefits! Share Jeff’s story to help people #StartSimpleWithMyPlate and #MoveYourWay: https://bit.ly/3EQGDEw #DietaryGuidelines @HealthGov
Everyone needs a mix of physical activity during and after pregnancy. Aim for at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and 2 days a week of muscle-strengthening activity.
Providers: Display @HealthGov’s new #MoveYourWay posters in your office to help your pregnant and postpartum patients get more #PhysicalActivity: https://bit.ly/3qfP02N
Providers: Want to talk to your pregnant and postpartum patients about #PhysicalActivity? @HealthGov’s new fact sheet for providers has tips to help you start the conversation. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3mzDRb0 
Providers: @HealthGov’s new #MoveYourWay fact sheets make it easy to share information about #PhysicalActivity with your pregnant and postpartum patients. Get fact sheets to print and share: https://bit.ly/3qfP02N
Adults need at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity per week. All activities count. They all add up. So... how do you move?
Providers: Want to help your patients get more active? Share @HealthGov’s interactive tool to help them build a weekly activity plan: https://bit.ly/2VoJpt2 #MoveYourWay

Providers: Remind your patients that when it comes to eating healthy and being active, small changes add up — and have real health benefits! Share Jeff’s story to help people #StartSimpleWithMyPlate and #MoveYourWay: https://bit.ly/3EQGDEw #DietaryGuidelines @HealthGov

Move Your Way® and the Move Your Way logo are registered service marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS encourages organizations and individuals to download, print, and distribute Move Your Way materials. You can swap out photos or add your organization’s logo through the CDC State and Community Health Media Center. If you have questions about using Move Your Way materials or want to create your own, please contact us.