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1. Parks and Recreation and Healthcare Partnerships: Sustainably improving community health

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
Government agencies -- Alliances and partnerships, Health care industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Public-private sector cooperation, Nonprofit organizations -- Alliances and partnerships, Wellness programs -- Forecasts and trends -- Aims and objectives, Health care reform, Parks, Organizations, Health care industry, Market trend/market analysis, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

Healthcare entities and community-based organizations (CBOs), such as parks and recreation, share the common goal of improving the health of the communities they serve. So, it should come as no [...]

Published
2019

2. Virtual Programming: Innovation in the Midst of a Global Crisis

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha and Kiefert, Lauren

Subjects
Epidemics -- Control -- United States, Parks -- Services -- Public relations -- United States, COVID-19 -- Prevention, Company public relations, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

In March of 2020, the world as we once knew it changed forever. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, states across the country began issuing stay-at-home orders and strongly [...]

Published
2020

3. Older Adult Health and Weil-Being: Still a National Priority in a 'New Normal'

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
United States -- Health policy, Social distancing (Public health) -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects, Recreation agencies -- Buildings and facilities -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Elderly -- Health aspects -- Behavior -- Safety and security measures, Stay-at-home orders (Public safety) -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects, COVID-19 -- Distribution -- Risk factors, Government regulation, Company distribution practices, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

We have all been living in unprecedented times that have called for new ways of daily living from the way we interact and spend time with our family, friends and [...]

Published
2020

4. Parks and Recreation as Community Health and Wellness Hubs

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
Social services -- Health aspects, Parks -- Health aspects, Libraries, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

The 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 several [...]

Published
2019

5. Senior Centers: Reimagining Aging and Exploring New Opportunities

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
Elderly -- Health aspects, Senior centers -- Design and construction, Activists, Health, Youth, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

Aging is not lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. --Betty Friedan, American Author and Activist This September, NRPA will join the National Institute of Senior Centers [...]

Published
2019

6. Improving the Lives of People with Arthritis Through Parks and Recreation

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
Recreation agencies -- Public relations, Patients -- Health aspects -- Social aspects, Arthritis -- Health aspects -- Social aspects, Health promotion -- Methods, Parks, Osteoarthritis, Gout, Medical economics, Rheumatoid factor, Chronic diseases, Company public relations, Travel, recreation and leisure, National Recreation and Park Association -- Public relations
Abstract

Each year, May is recognized as Arthritis Awareness Month, a time to increase awareness about the prevalence and effects of arthritis and to motivate Americans to get more active. Arthritis, [...]

Published
2019

7. Healthy Eating for Healthy Aging!

Author

Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
Health foods -- Consumption data -- Demographic aspects, Elderly -- Health aspects, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

How often do you think about where your only hot and nutritious meal for the day will come from? For more than 15.8 percent (10.2 million) older Americans, this is [...]

Published
2018

8. Empowering older adults to age out loud!

Author

Gilchrist, Chelsea and Spencer-Brown, Lesha

Subjects
United States. Administration for Community Living, Older Americans Month, Chronic diseases -- Prevention, Arthritis -- Prevention, Physical fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

Each May, we observe Older Americans Month, a celebration led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This year's theme, 'Age Out Loud,' [...]

Published
2017

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