The 2020 Active Living Conference will be held February 2-5, 2020 in Orlando, FL, USA.
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The Challenge: Many communities, especially those with populations at high risk for obesity, lack recreational facilities.
Make an impact: Schools are often centrally located within a community and have gymnasiums, playgrounds, sports fields, courts, tracks or other facilities that could provide opportunities for residents to be active if they were available outside of normal school hours. . The shared use (or joint use) of existing school and community sport and recreational facilities can be a cost-effective way to promote physical activity among residents of all ages. Joint use agreements, for example, can provide opportunities for a local youth league to use school fields in the afternoons or on weekends, or promote reciprocal use of school facilities with a local park.
What the findings are about: This brief summarizes research on community access to school sport and recreation facilities outside of school hours, as well as studies that examine the shared use of school facilities and programs with other community groups or agencies. It also describes challenges commonly associated with the shared use of recreational facilities, and opportunities for policy-makers at the state and local level.
The 2020 Active Living Conference will be held February 2-5, 2020 in Orlando, FL, USA.
Visit the official...
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Active Living Research translates and disseminates evidence to advocates, policy-makers and practitioners aimed at preventing childhood obesity and promoting active communities.
Promoting activity-friendly communities. Moving research into action.
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