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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, 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