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Mental Health Care in a Pandemic
Park and recreation agencies provide mental health services to their professionals and to communities during coronavirus (COVID-19).
Tyler Norris: A Conversation About Health and Well-Being
NRPA Board Member Philip Wu, M.D., speaks one-on-one with the chief executive of Well Being Trust.
Introducing Lynnbrook Park
Learn how Parks Build Community aims to improve a local community in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Additional Articles
Parks and Recreation: A Critical Link to Health
Health and wellness include prioritizing the importance of nutrition through healthy eating and offering access to food.
Good Health Should Begin With Us
How can we, as park and recreation professionals, help community members maintain their overall health if we ignore our own health needs?
NRPA Introduces New Health Equity Framework
The framework provides a foundation of guiding principles that park and recreation professionals can build upon to create more equitable spaces, programs and services to advance community health and well-being.
Remembering Sandra ‘Sandy’ MacDiarmid
On January 13, 2021, the profession lost a beloved former superintendent for the Jackson (Tennessee) Recreation and Parks Department and a dedicated champion of health and wellness.
Leveraging Partnerships to Achieve Broader Health Equity Goals
From health departments to hospitals, experts in every community can provide insight into the roles a local park and recreation agency can play in improving the health and well-being of its residents.
Member Benefit: Discounted Insurance for NRPA Members!
During these uncertain times, it is important to make sure you are keeping your department and employees safe and covered.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks and Recreation
In April, NRPA published a new report, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks and Recreation, that highlights the state of DEI activities at agencies across the United States.
Improving Mental Health With Parks and Recreation
Nearly all (93%) U.S. adults say that activities offered by park and recreation professionals and their agencies are beneficial to their mental health.
Partnering With Hospitals
Positioning public parks and recreation as vehicles for enhancing public health remains an important justification for the field’s tax support.
Making the Grade: Supporting the Growth of Local Parks and Recreation
When properly leveraged, local parks serve as an invaluable community good.
Giving a Voice to LGBTQ+ Older Adults of Color
LGBTQ+ people of color exist at the intersection of many simultaneous identities that are rarely captured in case studies, retention efforts, and program or policy reform.
From Pines to Prairie: Putting Adaptive Resource Management to Work
Adaptive resource management is a structured, iterative process that allows for robust decision making in the face of uncertainty by learning from previous management outcomes.
ADA Challenge to Segregation of Program Participant
In the case of Perez v. Lake County Rowing Association, Evelyn Perez filed suit against Lake County Rowing Association and the City of Clermont, Florida, asserting a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Essential Operations for an Essential Summer
Since March 2020, the American Camp Association has focused on how it thinks about health, safety, risk management and quality.
Virtual Mentorship Program Yields Great Rewards
Find out why Mount Airy (North Carolina) Parks and Recreation is excited to be one of five NRPA Youth Mentorship Program grantees.