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Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Healthy Parks Program 433 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90020-1979
	In response to the alarming number of overweight and unfit children, teen and adults in Los Angeles County, the Department of Parks and Recreation implemented the “Healthy Parks” Program. Each site is working with its communities to develop Health and Wellness Programs that most reflect their diverse community needs. You may visit any County park sites to participate in programs that work together to improve your family’s quality of life! Call your local park today or call 213-738-2751 for more information.
Mission: Creating healthy communities through people, parks and programs by offering family-oriented and culturally informed, health, nutrition, exercise programs, and educational opportunities that work together to improve the quality of life for all Los Angeles County residents
Get moving LA!
Each and every County Park is a designated Healthy Parks site, and information about the overall Healthy Parks Program can be found: Phone: (310) 965-8227 Email: HealthyParks@lacountyparks.org Or by clicking on any of the links at the end of the page Imagine… Imagine what it would be like if you or your neighbor could ... • find programs on prenatal care, nutrition information and education, active preventative health and recreation programs for overweight children and their parents, or cooking classes in innovative, low-fat/low- carbohydrate ethnic food preparation methods or … • count on community-based health and nutrition programs for seniors and other adults, adolescents, children and infants or … • feel supported and connected, when times are rough, through peer-support groups facilitated by trained community members and volunteers • get a helping hand from Department staff in finding special resources to meet your health needs or … • speak to someone about health information who understands your unique culture and will provide resources for you in the language you are most comfortable with.
This is the Healthy Parks program…
Accomplishments… • 2003 California Park & Recreation Society Award for Partnership/Collaboration with Antelope Valley Partners for Health • Board of Supervisors proclaims April 2004 as “Healthy Parks Month” in Los Angeles County at a special program held at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Special guests included Olympian Gail Devers, 6-time Mr. World Fitness, Franco Carlotto, County and City government officials, and other celebrities who are partnering to fight the obesity epidemic. • Board Proclaims April 2005 as “Healthy Parks Month” in Los Angeles County • 2005 Kaiser Healthy Eating/Active Living Grant at Jackie Robinson Park, Littlerock, CA • 7 Community Forums in Los Angeles County • Two Hearts N’ Parks Community Collaboration Workgroups • January 2004, testimony given to the State Assembly Health Committee on the Healthy Parks Program • Trained 75 recreational professionals outside of Los Angeles County on implementation of Healthy Parks in their organizations Resources, Links, Use full Information… Healthy Parks General Information • Healthy Parks & Creating Community Logos • LACo Dept of Parks and Recreation facility locations • Greeting Your Meeting Presentations • Healthy Parks Community Forum Final presentation 09-17-03 • California Parks and Recreation Society 2005 • County Interagency Operations Group Community and Cultural Connections • Hearts N Parks Community Mobilization Guide • Selected grant and funding sources for community health and nutrition programs • Sisters Together Recipe Book • Why culture and language are important in health care Los Angeles County Health Indicators by SPA’s • Children and Overweight, Obesity in California from CA Nutrition Netwk • Indicators of Public Health by SPA • Map of LACo SPAs and Health Service districts • ChildTrends DataBank • Overweight Percentage M&F by Race, Ethnicity chart Direct Health Information • Diabetes Information and Glycemic Index spreadsheet • Glycemic Index of Foods by R Mendosa • Multilanguage Diabetes information by Rick Mendosa • Childrens and General Nutrition Handouts Only in 36 languages • Understanding carbs, protein and calories in Spanish Kids Health Multi-Language Physical Fitness Information • Health Handout Library 30 plus languages-USA State U of Georgia • Chinese • Croatian • English • Italian • Korean • Macedonian • Portuguese • Russian • Spanish • Thai • Turkish • Vietnamese Center for Disease Control (CDC) BMI Indicators • BMI Body Mass Index chart for Boys 2 to 20 years Spanish and English • BMI Body Mass Index chart for Girls 2 to 20 years Spanish and English • BMI by Age Calculation in Spanish and English adapted from CDC charts • bmi-for-age • Clinical Growth Charts and BMI for age at CDC site • Mayo Clinic Ht Wt Age Chart2