http://cityparksblog.org/ has a great post up now:
"Evidence and a Framework for Health-Promoting Parks".
It includes a great Trust for Public Land report:
"The Health Benefits of Parks"
http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/HealthBenefitsReport_FINAL_010307.pdf
It also links to a American Journal of Preventive Medicine report:
"The Significance of Parks to Physical Activity and Public Health"
http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0749-3797/PIIS0749379704003046.pdf
And here's another article on a report by three universities:
"Neighborhood greenness has long-term positive impact on kids’ health"
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/9197.html?emailID=9197
"Previous work, including our own, has provided snapshots in time and shown that for children in densely populated cities, the greener the neighborhood, the lower the risk of obesity," said Gilbert C. Liu, M.D., senior author of the new study..."Our new study of over 3,800 inner city children revealed that living in areas with green space has a long-term positive impact on children's weight, and thus, their health."
Monday, December 29, 2008
Join Live Healthy DeKalb's Policy Committee/2009 Community Resource Guide
Join Live Healthy DeKalb's Policy Committee
WANTED
Persons interested in...
♦ Advocating for a healthier community,
♦ Engaging the legislature and community in public policy,
♦ Improving leadership and presentation skills, and
♦ Having FUN!!
Persons interested in...
♦ Advocating for a healthier community,
♦ Engaging the legislature and community in public policy,
♦ Improving leadership and presentation skills, and
♦ Having FUN!!
DeKalb County Board of Health
Richardson Health Center
445 Winn Way, Room 380
Decatur, GA 30030
3rd Tuesday of each month
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*Lunch will be provided*
Richardson Health Center
445 Winn Way, Room 380
Decatur, GA 30030
3rd Tuesday of each month
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*Lunch will be provided*
RSVP with Avian Wynn at 404-294-3808
2009 Community Resource Guide
The Office of Chronic Disease Prevention has completed its 2009 Community Resource Guide. The guide contains information on DeKalb community organizations that offer the following type of programs:
1. Youth physical activity
2. Adult physical activity
3. Youth nutrition programs or resources
The Office of Chronic Disease Prevention has completed its 2009 Community Resource Guide. The guide contains information on DeKalb community organizations that offer the following type of programs:
1. Youth physical activity
2. Adult physical activity
3. Youth nutrition programs or resources
4. Adult nutrition programs and resources
5. Healthy cooking demonstrations or resources
6. Pools (Public and/or private)
7. Walking tracks/trails
8. Tobacco cessation programs or resources
This is one of the most popular resources requested from the DeKalb County Board of Health and is distributed at all community events.
To obtain a copy of the new Community Resource Guide, contact Eryn Marchiolo, emmarchiolo@dhr.state.ga.us or 404-294-3775.
This is one of the most popular resources requested from the DeKalb County Board of Health and is distributed at all community events.
To obtain a copy of the new Community Resource Guide, contact Eryn Marchiolo, emmarchiolo@dhr.state.ga.us or 404-294-3775.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Enjoy Happy, Fit Holidays
Happy Holidays from the Decatur Active Living Staff!
And while you're enjoying the holidays, don't forget to take some time for exercise. Active Living is important every day!
Take a walk downtown, or to one of the many city parks, like Adair Park, Sycamore Park, Oakview Rd. Park, Oakhurst Park, the Glenn Creek Nature Preserve, Glenlake Park, McKoy Park, Waddell Park and many more. Walk the trails at Dearborn Park, a DeKalb County partially within the city limits. Check out the track at Agnes Scott for a run or brisk walk or jog.
For fun and fit indoor fun for the kids, check out city business Leapin Lizards. There are also multiple fitness gym's in the city, like Core Body Decatur and Snap Fitness. FYI: Take it from a former university HPE Instructor, dumbbells are a great workout for adults of all ages, male and female.
City residents with dogs can enjoy the newly enclosed Adair Park dog park, or our Glenlake and Oakhurst dog parks.
Those flexible & young at heart can enjoy the McKoy Skate Park. If the weather's nice, shoot some hoops at Ebster Park, Mead Rd. Park, Oakhurst Park, McKoy Park or Glenlake Park.
Again, from our staff, enjoy fun, fit and healthy hollidays!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Woof, Woof
Here's a new e-mail address for City of Decatur dog park comments, concerns and issues:
decaturdogparks@decaturga.com
See 'ya out at the Adair, Glenlake or Oakhurst dog parks!
decaturdogparks@decaturga.com
See 'ya out at the Adair, Glenlake or Oakhurst dog parks!
Volunteer Coaches Needed – Make a Difference!
Volunteer Coaches Needed – Is There a Team in Your Future?
(from the Fall Playbook)
If you’re an adult who hasn’t played an organized sport for years, even decades, you probably can still remember the names of your coaches from childhood. Now – as a volunteer youth sport coach – you can make such a lifelong impression on young team members. The lessons learned from a good coach – teamwork, sportsmanship, work ethic, communication skills, respect for others– transcend sports. Why not attend a coaching clinic and sign up to coach in the coming season?
Rewarding and Fulfilling
While coaching is not an easy task, it can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Frank Lesesne, a city resident and longtime youth soccer coach, enjoys the aspects of coaching “beyond the soccer.” “It’s amazing how quickly kids can learn,” says Frank, who coaches on some of the same fields he grew up playing on. Lacrosse coach Don Rigger says, “Through coaching, I have become acquainted with families I would never have known otherwise. My life has been enriched in ways I could never have imagined. Kids I coached several years ago are now in high school and a few have gone off to college. Invariably when I bump into them around town, they greet me with a smile and are quick to fill me in with the latest adventures in their lives.”
Soccer coach Rob Pope says, “Coaching is great because you meet all the great kids who play the sport and watch them develop. Also, you get the great Decatur coaching shirt.”
Success Depends on Volunteers
Decatur Active Living offers a wide variety of youth athletics: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and swimming. Additional sports such as cross country, track and field, and volleyball are coming soon. The continued success of these programs depends on our youth coaches and the time and effort they volunteer.
In addition to coaching, volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of other ways. For example, Robin Hentz, “team mom” for the Decatur Gators Swim Team, says, “We asked each parent to volunteer for one or two meets, but most worked all five meets, and we even had more
volunteers than needed.”
Volunteer to coach youth sports and you’ll enjoy a truly rewarding experience. We need you to help us continue our success! If you would like to be a volunteer soccer coach, and/or coach another youth sport, or assist as a volunteer in other ways, contact Stacy Green, 678-553-6549, stacy.green@ decaturga.com.
(from the Fall Playbook)
If you’re an adult who hasn’t played an organized sport for years, even decades, you probably can still remember the names of your coaches from childhood. Now – as a volunteer youth sport coach – you can make such a lifelong impression on young team members. The lessons learned from a good coach – teamwork, sportsmanship, work ethic, communication skills, respect for others– transcend sports. Why not attend a coaching clinic and sign up to coach in the coming season?
Rewarding and Fulfilling
While coaching is not an easy task, it can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Frank Lesesne, a city resident and longtime youth soccer coach, enjoys the aspects of coaching “beyond the soccer.” “It’s amazing how quickly kids can learn,” says Frank, who coaches on some of the same fields he grew up playing on. Lacrosse coach Don Rigger says, “Through coaching, I have become acquainted with families I would never have known otherwise. My life has been enriched in ways I could never have imagined. Kids I coached several years ago are now in high school and a few have gone off to college. Invariably when I bump into them around town, they greet me with a smile and are quick to fill me in with the latest adventures in their lives.”
Soccer coach Rob Pope says, “Coaching is great because you meet all the great kids who play the sport and watch them develop. Also, you get the great Decatur coaching shirt.”
Success Depends on Volunteers
Decatur Active Living offers a wide variety of youth athletics: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and swimming. Additional sports such as cross country, track and field, and volleyball are coming soon. The continued success of these programs depends on our youth coaches and the time and effort they volunteer.
In addition to coaching, volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of other ways. For example, Robin Hentz, “team mom” for the Decatur Gators Swim Team, says, “We asked each parent to volunteer for one or two meets, but most worked all five meets, and we even had more
volunteers than needed.”
Volunteer to coach youth sports and you’ll enjoy a truly rewarding experience. We need you to help us continue our success! If you would like to be a volunteer soccer coach, and/or coach another youth sport, or assist as a volunteer in other ways, contact Stacy Green, 678-553-6549, stacy.green@ decaturga.com.
Bird is the Word
Bird Watching is a fast growing activity, and a great way to get outside and enjoy nature.
http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/education/education.htm#lab
Children in many parts of the metro area are learning to identify their avian neighbors through an Atlanta Audubon Society education program called LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS. The program is a wonderful opportunity to use your local park as an outdoor classroom, studying our fine feathered friends in their natural habitat. The LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS team can train a team of local park staff members and volunteers to lead the activities; no birding expertise
is necessary – just an interest in birds.
Volunteers from the Audubon Society prepare kits of materials with instructions for a dozen lively activities enabling kids to learn: Parts of a bird, Atlanta’s ten most common birds and how to identify them, What birds need to survive, Migration routes of birds who fly through
Atlanta in the Fall and Spring, Dissecting an owl pellet, and The Food Web – who eats whom.
For more information about working with the Audubon Society, contact Marcia Klenbort, LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS volunteer, at marcia.klenbort@comcast.net or visit http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/.
http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/education/education.htm#lab
Children in many parts of the metro area are learning to identify their avian neighbors through an Atlanta Audubon Society education program called LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS. The program is a wonderful opportunity to use your local park as an outdoor classroom, studying our fine feathered friends in their natural habitat. The LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS team can train a team of local park staff members and volunteers to lead the activities; no birding expertise
is necessary – just an interest in birds.
Volunteers from the Audubon Society prepare kits of materials with instructions for a dozen lively activities enabling kids to learn: Parts of a bird, Atlanta’s ten most common birds and how to identify them, What birds need to survive, Migration routes of birds who fly through
Atlanta in the Fall and Spring, Dissecting an owl pellet, and The Food Web – who eats whom.
For more information about working with the Audubon Society, contact Marcia Klenbort, LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS volunteer, at marcia.klenbort@comcast.net or visit http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Avoid Cabin Fever: Youth Soccer Mini-Camps!
AVOID YOUR KIDS CATCHING CABIN FEVER !!!
Keep your Decatur kids active over the holidays!
Play Soccer with Decatur Active Living & FC Atlanta!
We are hosting two mini-camps for boys and girls ages 8 through 13:
Camp I: Mon., Dec. 29th & Tues., Dec. 30th
Camp II: Mon., Jan. 5th & Tues. Jan. 6th
Location: Ebster Rec. Center & Field, 404 West Trinity Place
$40 per child per session; Please pay at the Mini-Camp site
Schedule:
8:30 - 9:00am: Drop off
8:30 - 9:00am: Drop off
9 - 9:45am: Warm up and Speed & Agility Training
9:45 - 10:30am: Technical Skill Work
10:30 - 11am: Topic of the Day/Snack
11am - 12:15pm: World Cup Tournament
12:30 pm: Pick up
For more information and questions, please contact Dan Magee,
Dan.Magee@decaturga.com or 678-553-6541
For more information and questions, please contact Dan Magee,
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