From: Chronic Disease Nutrition List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anderson, Susan (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Oct 2012, article on Parks for Public Heath/Childhood Obesity - Invited Perspective PA, Nutrition, Environment, Access, Childhood Obesity Please pardon the cross posting. Hi everyone, attached is a collaborative paper on parks for obesity prevention and public health that came out yesterday. It includes co-authors from national, state, and local park groups and CDC units (PA, Nutrition, Healthy Community Design). If appropriate, feel free to share with interested colleagues. Warm regards, Heidi Blanck Heidi Michels Blanck, MS, PhD CAPT, USPHS Acting Director and Chief, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, CDC 770-488-5638 (o), 770-826-4705 (blackberry) www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao<http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao> http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/chi/8/5 Let's Go to the Park Today: The Role of Parks in Obesity Prevention and Improving the Public's Health Heidi M. Blanck, Ph.D.,1 Diana Allen, B.S., MCRP,2 Zarnaaz Bashir, M.P.H.,3 Nina Gordon, M.P.A.,4 Alyson Goodman, M.D., M.P.H.,1,5 Dee Merriam, FASLA,6 and Candace Rutt, Ph.D.1 Abstract Let's go to the park today! This familiar phrase is heard routinely throughout the year in many U.S. households. Access to parks, trails, open spaces, and recreational facilities not only provides increased opportunities for children and adults to play and be physically active, but these venues also influence other behaviors. As the health and wellbeing of our children are impacted by the daily environment in which they live, learn, and play, the use of parks and other recreation spaces as a healthful venue is important to consider in a comprehensive view of childhood and family obesity prevention. This article briefly summarizes some of the obesity related benefits of parks across the local, state, and national park systems and highlights specific initiatives as examples of the commitment by park agencies to benefit the public's health and play a role in obesity and chronic disease prevention. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the NFS-L List, please send an E-mail to: "[log in to unmask]". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF NFS-L".