changelabsolutions.org 4 Key Resources Making the Case for Designing Active Cities (Active Living Research) The Benefits of Parks: Why America Needs More City Parks and Open Space (The Trust for Public Land) Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment Toolkit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; this toolkit provides techniques and strategies for conducting health impact assessments of parks) Healthy Parks, Healthy People: Community Engagement eGuide (National Park Service; this guide provides recommendations, case studies, and best practices pertaining to how parks support public health) Using this Playbook TheComplete Parks Playbook provides an overview of all the elements necessary for a fully utilized parks system that is completely integrated into a community’s built environment. It is intended for anyone interested in using parks to promote health: Decision makers, professionals working in local government or for a special district, community-based organizations, and persons serving on a board or commission that creates park policy or advises decision makers can use this comprehensive guide to assess their community’s parks system. While the Playbook was conceived for California communities, most of the laws and policies it covers are applicable in other states. The Playbook briefly explains each of the elements of a complete parks system. It provides additional resources for implementing each element, and highlights community examples of each element. Many communities are very successful in several of the areas outlined in the Playbook but could improve in other areas. The Playbook is intended to help a community assess the strengths and weaknesses of its parks system. However, in an attempt to keep this guide short, we have not included extensive legal or policy discussion about each strategy. Contact ChangeLab Solutions for more information about linking parks to public health issues or about any of the strategies discussed in this Playbook.
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