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Parks, Recreation, and Public Health Collaborative
The primary goal of many park and recreation agencies is to provide resources and programs that improve quality of life for the community. Increasing physical activity is one aspect of this agenda. Promoting physical activity is a public health goal; however, increasing population-level physical activity will require access to places for physical activity (e.g. parks). Practitioners and policy ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Middle West Review
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2372-5672
DOI: 10.1353/mwr.2014.0000