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WebCommit to Health. NRPA’s Commit to Health campaign supports the goals of improving healthy food access, reducing obesity and chronic disease, and fostering social supports …

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NRPA Introduces New Health Equity Framework

WebFor an enhanced digital experience, read this story in the ezine. On the World Health Organization’s World Health Day — April 7, 2021 — NRPA joined the call to build a …

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Parks and Recreation: Protecting Public Health

WebFor an enhanced digital experience, read this story in the ezine. We have talked a lot recently about parks and recreation as part of the public health system — …

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Parks and Improved Mental Health and Quality of Life

WebMore time spent in parks and green spaces can help individuals fight against mental health issues like depression, anxiety and stress. Making sure that all people have access to …

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Community Wellness Hubs: A Public Health Solution

WebWe are thrilled to share a new resource, Community Wellness Hubs: A Toolkit for Advancing Community Health and Well-Being, which provides guidance on …

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Parks and Recreation as Community Health and Wellness …

WebThe concept of a “community hub” is certainly not a new one! However, it has received attention and gained significant traction over the past several years, most notably, by …

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Community Wellness Hubs Initiatives National …

WebParks and Recreation Serve as Community Wellness Hubs. Between 2020 and early 2022, NRPA worked with 15 communities to develop Community Wellness Hubs specifically …

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Parks, Recreation and Healthcare: Partnerships to …

WebPark and recreation agencies have a unique opportunity to contribute to local food and nutrition systems by serving as Community Wellness Hubs. Agencies can engage key …

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Parks and Health Equity Health and Wellness Parks and …

WebQuality parks are just one aspect of health equity at the community level. Building a holistic and achievable vision of health equity requires collaboration from a wide range of …

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Creating a Community Wellness Hub Feature Parks & Recreation

WebPhase 1: Develop Partnerships and Collect Information. Building partnerships with like-minded organizations, or organizations working to advance similar goals, is a …

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Advancing Community Health and Well-Being — A Greater Role …

WebHost a Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz this September to educate your community about pollinators, gain knowledge about local species, make your parks more …

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The Health Benefits of Small Parks and Green Spaces

WebParks are emerging as important public health solutions in urban communities. Nearly 40 years of research evidence confirms that nearby nature, including parks, gardens, the …

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2023 NPRA The Health Benefits of Parks

WebThis annual health care cost benefit of equitable access to parks estimator helps park and recreation professionals and advocates demonstrate the economic benefits resulting in …

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Mental Health is Health: How Parks Support Our Well-Being

Web“What if there is something in our everyday lives that can transform our whole health and well-being?” This is the question that meets you when you view the …

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Parks Are Essential Public Health Infrastructure Feature Parks

WebOpen space is essential public health infrastructure that warrants the protection and investment provided for our water, sewer and electricity infrastructure. We must embrace …

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Take Action Now: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, …

WebAfter more than 50 years, the White House will once again convene a national Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in September 2022. Here's how …

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5 Key Trends in Parks and Public Health Feature Parks and

WebA fundamental—and agonizing—paradox defines American public health in the 21st century. While Americans are more gravely afflicted by chronic disease than …

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Healthy Dog Parks: A Community Effort Health and Wellness

WebHost a Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz this September to educate your community about pollinators, gain knowledge about local species, make your parks more sustainable and …

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Building A Learning Community For Fieldwork Students: A …

WebBuilding A Learning Community For Fieldwork Students: A Case Study Example. Deborah A. Smith Southern Illinois University Carbondale Irma O'Dell Southern Illinois University …

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Creating New Generations of Environmental Stewards and …

WebHost a Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz this September to educate your community about pollinators, gain knowledge about local species, make your parks more …

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Riding the Winds of Change

Web8 BERRYMAN these topics should be incorporated in our curricula, at all levels, more than they are today. Secondly, I hope that researchers in our fields will devote much more

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The COVID-19 Factor Feature Parks & Recreation Magazine

WebFor an enhanced digital experience, read this story in the ezine. Exploring the pandemic’s influence on park and recreation design. To say that park design has …

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Teaching Students with Stigmatized Disabilities: Identifying …

Web64 LEVINE rarely discussed among colleagues in recreation education, even by those who, like the author, specialize in Therapeutic Recreation. Rather than offering nostrums, this …

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