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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 fairer, healthier world through the release of a …

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URL: https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2021/june/nrpa-introduces-new-health-equity-framework/

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 Is Essential National Recreation …

WEBParks and recreation promotes health and wellness. Parks and recreation’s programming and education activities are critical to childhood development. Parks and recreation …

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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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A Park User’s Guide to Family Health & Fitness Day: 7 …

WEBObserved the second Saturday in June each year, Family Health & Fitness Day is a nationwide celebration of the essential role parks and recreation plays in …

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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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Supporting Healthy Aging through Parks and Recreation: …

WEBPark and recreation agencies provide older adults with a wealth of resources that improve mental, emotional and physical health, social connectedness …

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Creating a Community Wellness Hub Feature Parks

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

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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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Supporting Staff Well-Being Open Space National Recreation …

WEBSupporting Environmental Well-Being in the Workplace. Promote the benefits of spending time outside and encourage staff to spend time outdoors. Encourage staff …

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Family Health & Fitness Day

WEBFamily Health & Fitness Day will be held on June 8, 2024! Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, this special day promotes the importance of parks and recreation in …

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Community Wellness Hubs in Practice Feature Parks

WEBA Community Wellness Hub toolkit and evaluation framework will be released in the summer of 2022 to help park and recreation professionals across the …

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Want Better Health

WEBSpending time in the great outdoors may have a positive impact on your overall health, including your heart and brain. Research shows that spending time in a natural outdoor …

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Building Healthier Environments and Healthier Communities …

WEBNATIoNAL ReCReATIoN AND PARK ASSoCIATIoN 5 1. Be clear about what you are asking people to do and why. • explain the purpose of the meeting. • Identify the goal(s) …

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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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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 …

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Keeping Healthy with Holiday-Themed Challenges

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

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June 11, 2022 Family Health & Fitness Day Outreach Toolkit

WEB7 2022 Family Health & Fitness Day Media Outreach – “How To” The following are general guidelines for conducting media outreach for special events you may be hosting on June …

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The Death of the Olmstedian Vision of Public Space

WEBOLMSTEDIAN VISION 169 a decade or more of policies aimed at making health care a business, and they have failed" (Stolberg, 1999, A18). The consequences of …

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Parks Build Healthy Communities: SucceSS StorieS

WEBResearch doesn’t lie — our country is in a health crisis. Sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition have contributed to the more than one-third of adults and approximately 17 …

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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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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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