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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.
- Copyright The Nation’s Health, American Public Health Association
Q&A with National Park Service Director Jarvis: ‘The outdoors are good for you’: Promoting positive connections between parks, public health
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- There is a growing recognition of the connection between parks and public health, and it was also the focus of National Park Week this past April. What is driving this trend?
- Your agency has taken a lead role in a groundbreaking new initiative called Healthy Parks Healthy People U.S. What’s it all about?
- What are parks doing in connection with Healthy Parks Healthy People U.S.?
- How does Healthy Parks Healthy People U.S. tie into the Let’s Move! program?
- What private sector partners have stepped forward in support of the National Park Service’s goals?
- How can we make national parks a daily part of a healthy lifestyle?
- The National Park Service has an Office of Public Health. What role does it play?
- The theme of APHA’s 139th Annual Meeting is “Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies.” How does the work of the National Park Service fit with this?