NRPA ACHIEVE Healthy Communities
NRPA was selected as a national partner for chronic disease prevention and health promotion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Part of the project will allow NRPA to fund 10 communities at $30,000 to focus and advance chronic disease prevention locally.
The 2009 NRPA ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Demonstration Sites are:
- Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, Montgomery, AL
- La Mirada Community Services, La Mirada, CA
- North Miami Parks and Recreation Department, North Miami, FL
- Davenport Parks and Recreation, Davenport, IA
- Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
- O'Fallon Parks and Recreation, O'Fallon, MO
- Greenville County Recreation District, Taylors, SC
- Pierre Parks and Recreation, Pierre, SD
- Longview Parks and Recreation, Longview, WA
- Lynnwood Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, Lynnwood, WA
NRPA is one of four national organizations partnered together with the CDC to promote the goals of ACHIEVE Healthy Communities at the local level. The 2009 NRPA/ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Demonstration Sites represent 10 of the 43 communities nationwide that were selected to receive funding.
 The funding represents a three year commitment to help the 10 park and recreation agencies to affect significant change in their communities by working with local government and community organizations to implement a coordinated chronic disease prevention and health and wellness plan through policy, systems and environmental change strategies.
The grant award received from the CDC will also assist NRPA in developing online education and training modules that can be accessed by all local park and recreation agencies.
The application for the 2010 NRPA ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Demonstration Sites is expected to be available in Fall 2009. It is important to note that only Step Up to Health agencies are eligible, however the process to become a Step Up to Health agency is straightforward. Selection of the park and recreation agencies will be based on such key criteria as rates of chronic diseases, overall community demographics and geography. Please refer to the application FAQ for more information. For updates on the availability of the funding, please join the Sport and Health Network.
Questions? Please contact Janette Merrill at jmerrill@nrpa.org or (703) 858-2162.
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