Healthy Parks

In response to the alarming number of overweight and unfit children, teens, 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 reflect their diverse community needs.  All of our park programs incorporate aspects of our Healthy Parks Program. You may visit any County park site to participate in programs that work together to improve your family’s quality of life!
 

Parks Make Life Better!

Resources, Links, Useful Information

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

Los Angeles County Health Indicators by SPAs
• Children and Overweight, Obesity in California from CA Nutrition Network
• Indicators of Public Health by SPA
• Map of LACo SPAs and Health Service Districts
• Overweight Percentage M&F by Race, Ethnicity Chart

Direct Health Information
• Glycemic Index of Foods by Rick Mendosa

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