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Greener Parks for Health

Planning and designing green infrastructure and implementing it in individual parks and park systems can further enhance community well-being through increased health, environmental, social and economic benefits, which are especially critical in under-resourced communities that are hit hardest and recover slowest from extreme weather events. NRPA’s Greener Parks for Health initiative highlights the important role that parks play in fostering community and climate resiliency through green infrastructure. In this session, we will discuss the climate impacts we are facing as well as highlight the powerful evidence, policy solutions and actions needed to advance the development of inter-connected, greener parks that address these impacts, improve community health conditions and advance equitable access to quality green spaces.

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Hiring to Reflect the Community You Serve

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How Leaders Create Staff Excellence Through Change

Are the changes in today's world an opportunity for prosperity or a pain in the neck? Many leaders of today are struggling with how to direct change while benefiting from it. When it comes to change, there are many challenges from how we get started, to how the change will be perceived by the public and embraced by your teams. In this entertaining and informative program, we will discuss how park and recreation professionals can effectively implement, lead and navigate people through the uncertainties of organizational change or disruptions in their communities.

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How to Adapt Your Aquatics With Secondary Sanitation

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How to Adapt Your Center to a Post-COVID-19 Era

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How to Bring Inclusion to Recreation Programming

Participants in this session about inclusion will gain knowledge and experience about why it matters and how to successfully implement inclusion in recreation programming. Basic information about Denver (Colorado) Parks and Recreation and serving people with disabilities and people first language will prequel the process Denver Adaptive Recreation went through to formalize its Inclusion Support Services throughout its 30 recreation centers. We will share techniques and resources for successful inclusion, including best practices and testimonials. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to develop solutions for inclusion from situational group discussions.

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How to Develop Disaster Mitigation and Preparation Plans

Park and recreation agencies must be prepared for any type of emergency or disaster. In this session, we will review the elements of risk and learn the steps involved when formulating a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for your agency. Collaboration and cooperation with other community agencies are important and help create a unified response when a crisis occurs. Attend this session to understand the significant impact mitigation and preparation can have on outcomes.

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How to Expand Ecological Restoration and Management

Park natural resource managers share a basic challenge: how to improve the quality of natural resources with limited budget and staff. Drawing on projects in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, we will present an approach to systemwide natural resource planning that: (1) sets realistic goals using inventory and assessment data, (2) identifies the finances needed to elevate ecological health and resilience, (3) identifies the shortfall in current capacity, (4) schedules annual expenditures that are achievable with current and potential funding, and (5) achieves related CAPRA standards. With this foundation, staff have planned, prioritized, budgeted, and communicated to leaders and constituents the ecological restoration and ongoing maintenance for a decade or more across entire park systems. A county field biologist will share why fast-growing Johnson County, Kansas, embarked on this path, the process they used, and how the plan helped secure additional funds and led to rapid implementation.

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How to Start, Build, and Grow your Local Park Foundation

My session will explore the importance of LOCAL Park Foundations and / or LOCAL Friends of the Parks Groups across the United States, and explore the common components of successful local Park Foundations or Friends of the Park Groups. We will also discuss the important strategies that will help appeal to those in the room that are in the start- up phase of their foundations as well as help those who need to revitalize or strengthen already existing Local Park Foundations or Local Friends of the Parks organizations. The focus for all foundations will be to create more relevance within their communities, greater connectivity with their park department, agency , or district, and an understanding that successful park foundations are governed through strategy and involved citizens and volunteers who have respect for those strategies.

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Identifying and Addressing Loneliness in Our Communities

Do you suspect that people in your community lack companionship, feel left out or feel isolated from others? If you answered “sometimes” or “often” to those questions, they may be experiencing loneliness. You may have heard about the loneliness problem in recent articles and news publications. One in 3 adults and 1 in 5 school-aged children are affected by loneliness. Loneliness isn’t about being alone, but rather about not feeling connected. People can feel lonely even when among family and friends. Research shows that loneliness has a similar health impact to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It is evident that loneliness is a health problem in our community and parks and recreation is well-positioned to be a part of the solution. In this session, gain exposure to the research on loneliness, learn about evidenced-based screening tools and interventions, and identify how parks and recreation can partner with healthcare organizations to address loneliness in our communities.

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