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A national movement to promote access to nature as a catalyst for improving the health of all Americans is gaining momentum. Across the country, parks of all sizes are beginning dialogues and developing programs with the health care community to highlight the unique role parks play in promoting health. To help drive health and wellness initiatives in the nation’s local, state and national parks, the National Park Service recently unveiled Healthy Parks Healthy People U.S. National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will be a keynote speaker at the opening session of APHA’s 139th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Oct. 30.
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