Reassessing joint use agreements to promote the public's health.

James G Hodge

doi:10.5888/pcd12.150135

Abstract

Reassessing joint use agreements to promote the public's health.

Highlights

New paradigms in public health practice focus on “health in all policies”(1) or the more encompassing “culture of health”(2) espoused recently by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Encouraging Americans to get active is not so easy when there is a lack of safe places to do so, especially for those living in dense, urban areas sometimes devoid of parks or suitable open spaces
Their research and analyses illustrate how legal, policy, and other barriers can limit the ability of schools and public health actors to secure open use access to indoor and outdoor school grounds

Summary

Introduction

New paradigms in public health practice focus on “health in all policies”(1) or the more encompassing “culture of health”(2) espoused recently by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Their research and analyses illustrate how legal, policy, and other barriers can limit the ability of schools and public health actors to secure open use access to indoor and outdoor school grounds. Some schools see little need to make their facilities available for nonschool-related recreation or activities, especially in places where other open-space options exist.

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