New Terms, Broader Approaches: Recreation and the Social Ecology of Physical Acitvity

Henderson, Karla A., Parks & Recreation

Promoting the physical and emotional health of individuals in our communities has always been a goal of parks and recreation programs. Recent reports from the Surgeon General (US Department of Health and Human Services, 1996) have emphasized the need for efforts to promote physical health in a variety of dimensions. With the continuing focus on the benefits movement for programming and management, the outcomes of recreation for physical and emotional health has a great emphasis.

Although much has been done to promote healthy living by staff in parks and recreation departments, more can be done using new concepts regarding a focus on the social ecology of health promotion and …

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Publication information: Article title: New Terms, Broader Approaches: Recreation and the Social Ecology of Physical Acitvity. Contributors: Henderson, Karla A. - Author. Magazine title: Parks & Recreation. Volume: 35. Issue: 12 Publication date: December 2000. Page number: 28+. © 2009 National Recreation and Park Association. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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