Health Resources

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The purpose of providing you with some messages and resources to accompany your Impact Calculator outcomes is to ensure you have the tools you need to effectively communicate your results and add even more value to the numbers presented in your final reports. Whether you have input data based on a single park, a region, or your entire park system, fashioning a message around your presentation is important. Presentations include anything that accompanies the report that you generated, whether in person or in writing.
Additionally, you will want to equip yourself with information to use in case you need to justify your outputs. If you have not already, check out the tips for making presentations or reports webpage.   

Resources are linked below. Under each heading you will find more information relative to the park and recreation profession. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Executive Office for more information. Additionally you can post ideas and questions on the FRPA Calculator eConnect Group.

  
Assets
Sample Press Release
Social Media
Calculator Icons:
Environment 
Property Values 

Based on previous work in health care economics (including a National Medical Expenditures Survey that has been widely cited), this calculator assigns a value of $1,230 as the annual medical cost savings of adults under 65 years old, who exercise regularly (according to the CDC guidelines for levels for moderate and/or vigorous physical activity levels). The assigned value of $1,230 was doubled to $2,460 for adults over 65, because seniors typically incur 2-3 times the average healthcare expenditures of working-age people.

Specific Inputs:
# of Unique Users Under 65 Annually
Record your estimated numbers or if you have a way of tracking use, enter that number in this field. The Healthcare Savings field is pre-populated with $1,230 which is based on previous work in health care economics (which includes a National Medical Expenditures Survey that has been widely cited) and represents the annual medical cost savings of adults under 65 years old.
# of Unique Users Over 65 Annually
Record your estimated numbers or if you have a way of tracking use, enter that number in this field. The Healthcare Savings field is pre-populated with $2,406 which is based on previous work in health care economics (which includes a National Medical Expenditures Survey that has been widely cited) and represents the annual medical cost savings of adults over 65 years old.

External Resources to use to amplify your results:
Tree Equity Score: evaluate your area's tree equity score and learn how you can improve it. This site gives you demographics in comparison to tree canopy in specific areas. 
FRPA Health Pillar Resources - education, policy samples, research, and more in relation to building healthy communities.
Park Equity Study - San Fernando Valley, CA -  an increase in parks for citizens can result in better life quality and expectancy

Links to resources used in the Calculator: 
Resources/Articles: Health Savings: