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Clarke M, Vest G. 2020. The toolkit for health, arts, parks & equity. Trust for Public Land / National Association of County & City Health Officials, 124 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit for public health advocates and local health departments demonstrates how the activities contained within it can increase physical activity and improve health equity for young people. It contains guiding principles and policy recommendations that address problems in health equity. Case studies from cities throughout the United States demonstrate how access to recreational space and art projects have tackled issues such as chronic disease, depression and violent crime. [Grant funding was provided by the NEA and the Kresge Foundation.]

Contact: Trust for Public Land , 101 Montgomery Street, #900, San Francisco, CA 94104, Web Site: www.tpl.org

Keywords: Community coordination, Community engagement, Green spaces, Health equity, Physical activity, Public health, Recreational services, Recreational spaces, Social determinants of health

Babey SH, Wolstein J, Krumholz S, Robertson B, Diamant AL. 2013. Physical activity, park access and park use among California adolescents. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 7 pp. (Healthy policy brief)

Annotation: This policy brief examines park access and park use by adolescents in California as a way to meet the recommendation that young people engage in 60 minutes of physical activity at least five days a week. The brief provides statistics on the number of California teens who fail to meet the physical activity guidelines, highlighting differences in behavior based on income and proximity to park facilities. The authors provide policy recommendations to invest in amenities and recreational programming at existing parks; develop agreements that allow community use of school grounds during off-hours, especially in low income neighborhoods; and target efforts to improve access and safety in low-income neighborhoods where there are few if any parks.

Contact: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Telephone: (310) 794-0909 Fax: (310) 794-2686 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, California, Guidelines, Physical activity, Policy development, Program improvement, Recreational facilities, Recreational services, State surveys

Whitacre K, Rom M. 1995. Families that play together: Recreation and leisure in the District. Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Graduate Public Policy Program; Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 29 pp. (DC Family Policy Seminar background briefing report)

Annotation: This report provides a brief introduction to issues addressed by a DC Family Policy Seminar in July 1995 that focused on recreation and leisure activities for families. Volume 1 (written by Kerry Whitacre and Mark Rom) provides an introduction and background on what is meant by recreation and leisure, details the benefits of recreation for families and communities, and outlines the challenges communities face in providing family-centered recreation during times of fiscal constraint. It also includes an annotated list of recreation and leisure activities for children and families in the District of Columbia. Volume 2 provides highlights of the seminar's discussions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community centers, Directories, District of Columbia, Families, Family centered services, Recreation programs, Recreation services, Recreational safety

Berryman DL, Mann JA, Lefebvre CB. 1975. A recreation/education program for disabled children: Part I. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions, 68 pp.

Annotation: This report is divided into five sections. The first three present discussion of programs and services developed, problems encountered and approaches used to solve the problems in a study of recreation and education programs for disabled children in New York City. The fourth section is a discussion and analysis of the summer day camp programs conducted as part of the study. The fifth section presents a summary and recommendations. The study included working with the New York City Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration to develop a program for disabled children and youth; using recreation activities to achieve specific goals for the children and youth; a parent education and counseling program; analyses of recreation and play activities to match them with goals; preparing local residents to function as paraprofessional assistants; and refer residents on a continuing basis. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child care services, Children with special health care needs, Education, New York, Paraprofessional personnel, Recreation, Referrals

Berryman DL, Arje FB, Daly FS. 1975. Recreation for your disabled child: Action guidelines for parents—Part III of a recreation/education program for disabled children. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions, 31 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet discusses why disabled children need recreation, where to find recreation services, what types of programs to look for, what to look for in recreation and camp programs, how a parent's group can work together for better recreation services, and what parents and children can do at home. A list of related helpful books and pamphlets and sources of information on services for the disabled are provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bibliographies, Children with special health care needs, Parents, Recreation, Recreation services

Berryman DL, Mann JA, Lefebvre CB, Arje FB. 1975. Guidelines for action: Comprehensive recreation services for disabled children in the inner city—Part II of a recreation/education program for disabled children. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions , 60 pp.

Berryman DL, Logan A, Braginsky B. 1971. Serving disabled children: Guidelines for recreation agencies—Part III of Enhancement of recreation service to disabled children. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, 32 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet discusses how to start recreational programs for children with disabilities and keep them going. Information on planning basic services to these children; descriptions of the needs and potentials of these children; problems and solutions in descending order of difficulty, from special needs of the children to parental and community anxiety about safety; cases in which agencies have used creative and innovative approaches to activate existing resources; and a resource list for people, places, and things are provided. [Funded by the Children's Bureau]

Keywords: Case studies, Children with special health care needs, Recreation services

Berryman DL. 1971. Recommended standards with evaluative criteria for recreation services in residential institutions: Part II of Enhancement of recreation service to disabled children. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, 52 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet was designed to suggest standards and evaluative criteria to assist hospitals or other institutions evaluate the recreation services provided to residents. They were designed primarily to evaluate recreation services provided to children and youth, however, they are also applicable to services provided to persons of all ages in a variety of residential treatment settings. Agencies can use this instrument for self study; to test new programs; to indicate areas of the program that are most effective and areas where changes are needed to bring about more desirable outcomes; and to prove that the agency is carrying on its service in the manner that is described in its statement of aims and objectives. [Funded by the Children's Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Evaluation methods, Hospitals, Recreation services, Residential programs

Berryman DL, Logan A, Lander D. 1971. Enhancement of recreation service to disabled children: Part I. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, 95 pp.

Annotation: This study is based on the findings and recommendations of a previous study. It studies in greater depth a sampling of the original study's survey population to obtain an estimate of the type and quality of recreation services provided to physically disabled and mentally retarded children and youth; develop recommended standards and criteria for provision of recreation services to handicapped children and youth; identify problems and obstacles encountered by recreation resources which do provide services to physically disabled and mentally retarded children and youth and discover the reasons why some resources provide these services to non-disabled children and youth only; and write and prepare pamphlets which will assist communities in the initiation, improvement or expansion of recreation services to physically disabled and mentally retarded children and youth. [Funded by the Children's Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Recreational services, Standards

Berryman DL, Logan A, Braginsky B. 1971. Recreation for disabled children: Guidelines for parents and friends—Part IV of enhancement of recreation services for disabled children. New York, NY: New York University, School of Education, 19 pp.

Annotation: These guidelines for parents and friends of children with disabilities describe where to find recreation services, how to help start a recreation program, sources of information on services, and successful programs around the country. [Funded by the Children's Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Guidelines, Recreational services

Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth. 1950. Children and youth at the midcentury: Fact finding report—Additional digest material. [Washington, DC]: Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth , 37 pp.

Annotation: This document provides material referred to in the printed document entitled "Fact Finding Report, A Digest" which it was impossible to include in that document. The three papers included here address leisure time services, vocational guidance and placement services, and children with physical and mental limitations.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Careers, Children, Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Recreational services

White House Conference on Children in a Democracy. 1942. Final report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 389 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 272)

Annotation: This final report of the White House Conference on Children in a Democracy, held in Washington, DC in 1940, gives background information on children's lives and discusses family economic problems and economic assistance, education, employment, social services, health, housing, and government and administration. The report concludes with recommendations.

Contact: Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition and History, Cornell University, Albert R. Mann Library, 260 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, Telephone: (607) 255-5406 Fax: (607) 255-0318 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Conferences, Child labor, Child protective services, Children, Education, Family characteristics, Family support, Housing, Recreation, Recreation, Religion, Religion, Reports

White House Conference on Children in a Democracy. 1940. Children in a democracy: General report adopted by the White House Conference on Children in a Democracy, January 19, 1940, Washington, DC. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 86 pp.

Lenroot KF. 1940. Child welfare 1930-40. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 1-11. November, 1940 , 11 pp. (Reprinted for the Children's Bureau, United States Department of Labor)

White House Conference on Child Health and Protection (1930: Washington, D.C.). 1930. White House conference on child health and protection: Preliminary committee reports. New York, NY: Century, 593 pp.

Annotation: The reports of this publication prepared for the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection concern the welfare of children in the United States. The topics of the reports are growth and development, prenatal and maternal care, medical care, public health organization, communicable disease control, milk production and control, family and parent education, the infant and preschool child, the school child, vocational guidance and child labor, recreation and physical education, special classes, youth outside the home and school, organizations for children with developmental disabilities and special health needs, physically and mentally handicapped, socially handicapped, and delinquency.

Keywords: Child development, Child health, Child labor, Child protective services, Child welfare, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Communicable disease control, Conferences, Family life education, Health services, Infants, Juvenile delinquency, Milk, Physical education, Prenatal care, Preschool children, Public health services, Recreation, Social work, United States, Vocational education
   

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