Session Title: (165) Parks and Recreation = Public Health Solution

Session Type: Education Session Talk
Topic(s): Equity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness


Day/Time: Thursday - Block 8
10/12/2023 12:30 PM (Central Time (US & Canada)) - 10/12/2023 01:30 PM (Central Time (US & Canada))

Room: C Ballroom Section 4

Audience Experience Level: Any level
Audience Familiarity with DEI: Intermediate
CEU: 0.1

Description:
Every day, in communities across the country, park and recreation professionals make the places where people live, learn, work and play healthier and happier through their role as stewards of Community Wellness Hubs. Join this session to learn more about the National Recreation and Park Association's Community Wellness Hub vision, including how agencies can advance systems-change approaches across seven dimensions of well-being with health equity at the center. Hear from a handful of park and recreation professionals about their experiences and lessons learned advancing Community Wellness Hubs, and explore strategies with your peers that your agency can take home and implement to help ensure all community members can thrive.

Learning Objectives:
1. Able to define & understand what a Community Wellness Hub is and can look like, and key concepts and definitions including health equity, the seven dimensions of well-being and social determinants of health.
2. Identify strategies & approaches that can be used across the seven dimensions of well-being, and explore how they can start a conversation to create/better function as a Community Wellness Hub.
3. Work with peers to identify actions professionals can take to center health equity and advance health and well-being.

Speaker(s):

Allison Colman
Cort Jones