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Incorporating Health Activities Into The Friends Of The Park Agenda: A Health Program Plan Framework, Hayley Hamilton
Incorporating Health Activities Into The Friends Of The Park Agenda: A Health Program Plan Framework, Hayley Hamilton
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INTRODUCTION: Rates of chronic disease continue to increase every year, affecting one in every two U.S. adults. Healthy lifestyle behaviors can help prevent chronic disease. Parks have a vast opportunity to contribute to public health by providing places and resources for people to get active. Despite all the health opportunities that parks provide, research finds that park users do not entirely capitalize on the potential health benefits of parks because most park users participate in sedentary recreational activities. As a support system for their local park, established park organizations like Friends of the Park have the capacity to engage the …
Bankhead Versus Buckhead: Analyzing The Environmental Justice Issues In Atlanta, Kristen G. Vales
Bankhead Versus Buckhead: Analyzing The Environmental Justice Issues In Atlanta, Kristen G. Vales
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Introduction: In Atlanta, minority and low-income communities have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. There are many factors that can contribute to the risk of these poor health outcomes. While these personal factors play a part, there are environmental factors that can contribute as well. In lower income and high minority communities, there is an abundance of fast food restaurants, convenience stores and broken or missing sidewalks but a scarcity of healthy food options and fewer parks or poorer access to parks within their communities. As more health officials realized the connection between built environmental factors, …