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Articles & News
Background Checks and Fingerprinting of Volunteer Coaches (August 2002)
Agencies that Florida Recreation and Park Association know are doing background checks and fingerprinting of volunteer coaches in the state of Florida.
Clearwater named Sports Illustrated's Florida Sportstown (February 12, 2004)
Clearwater has been selected as the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Sportstown for the state of Florida. The announcement was made February 12, 2004 by SI and the National Recreation and Park Association.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement is the process of working collaboratively with individuals and groups to achieve specific goals. Parks support community engagement by providing residents with a venue for participation in and attachment to their communities.
- APA, City Parks Forum
Community Revitalization
"Parks act to define the shape and feel of a city and its neighborhoods. They also function as a conscious tool for revitalization."
- APA, City Parks Forum
Create Safer Neighborhoods
"When adjacent to residential areas, green spaces have been shown to create neighborhoods with fewer violent and propert crimes and where neighbors tend to support and protect one another."
- APA, City Parks Forum
Economic Development
"Parks provide intrinsic environmental, aesthetic, and recreation benefits to our cities. Understanding the economic impacts of parks can help decision makers better evaluate the creation and maintenance of urban parks."
- APA, City Parks Forum
Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure is a community's natural life support system, the ecological framework needed for environmental and economic sustainability. In their role as green infrastructure, parks and open space are a community necessity.
- APA, City Parks Forum
Help Children Learn
City parks engage children in informal, experiential learning through play and shared experiences with peers, laying the foundation for effective formal education.
- APA, City Parks Forum
Hydration Advisory For Youth Sports (May 2004)
An advisory on Safety Gear, Skin Protection and Hydration from the National Alliance for Youth Sports.
ICMA NACo Study (Spring 2004)
The trend toward an increasingly sedentary society costs local governments in numerous ways. Active living-or the integration of physical activity into daily routines-is one innovative approach to making communities healthier. In the Spring of 2004, the National Association of Counties (NACo) Center for Sustainable Communities and the International City/County Management Association(ICMA) jointly designed a survey to understand how local government leaders view their role in enabling active living in communities.
Parenting is Prevention
Parenting is Prevention-a site dedicated to parents who want to keep their children drug-free-offers information and tips concerning substance abuse prevention, publications, weekly updates, and resource links to various substance abuse prevention agencies.
Public Health Benefits
Parks can also provide measureable health benefits, from providing direct contact with nature and a cleaner environment, to opportunities for physical activity and social interaction.
- APA, City Parks Forum
Working with Teens Study
A team from the University of Nevada, Reno has just completed a national study to identify the characteristics of people who work directly with youth (ages 10 - 18) in non-school time programs. We examined the relationship between youth program staff experience, training, and educational background, and staff's self-reported competency in implementing the features of positive developmental settings as outlined by the 2002 National Academy of Science report Community Programs to Promote Youth Development (Eccles & Gootman, 2002). Additionally, we examined the characteristics that lead to youth staff satisfaction and retention.
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