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Developing a Park Prescription Program for Your Community
Parks and Recreation - NPRA's Monthly Magazine
(2018)
Abstract
Park Prescription or “Park Rx” programs are gaining in popularity and helping to motivate people to be active in our parks. These programs encourage physicians to “prescribe” physical activity in park settings to their patients. By creating awareness of near-by parks and their health benefits, they can also help increase participation in programs in, as well as stewardship of, parks.
Keywords
- Park Prescription,
- Park Rx,
- Becki Battista,
- physical activity,
- health and wellbeing
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 6, 2018
Citation Information
Rebecca A. Battista, Richard W. Christiana and Joy James. "Developing a Park Prescription Program for Your Community" Parks and Recreation - NPRA's Monthly Magazine (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rebecca-battista/66/