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Special Issue Call for Papers
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Sue Weckerle
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Nov 09, 2007 07:34 PST
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Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
Physical Activity, Health, and Wellness
According to the World Health Organization, rates of obesity (for both
children and adults) have reached pandemic levels. This increase has led
to a corresponding rise in health risks related to obesity, such as Type
II diabetes, heart disease, colon and breast cancer, osteoporosis,
stroke, and numerous other life threatening illnesses. Furthermore
according to the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and
Decrease Overweight and Obesity, the economic costs associated with
being overweight or obese were more than $117 billion in the year 2000.
One of the primary reasons for these higher rates of obesity is
increased sedentary lifestyles. Park and recreation professionals can
play an important role in alleviating community health problems linked
to physical inactivity. Indeed, the park and recreation field is well
positioned to help people become more physically active and healthier as
a result. Healthy People 2010 emphasized that the design of communities
and the presence of parks, trails, and other public recreational
facilities and programs affect people's abilities to reach the daily
physical activity recommendations. The examination and documentation of
the value of parks and recreation amenities to promote physical activity
is in its infancy as is the intentional implementation of recreation
programs that can be evaluated through evidence based research.
Therefore, the purpose of this special issue of JPRA is to determine and
promote ways in which parks, recreation, therapeutic recreation, sport
and tourism professionals can address issues of physical activity,
health and wellness in communities. Specifically, authors are encouraged
to submit studies addressing topics such as:
. Evidence-based best practices or new approaches to encourage
physical activity, health, and wellness.
. Unique issues facing specific populations (people with
disabilities, children, minorities, low income, older adults) related
to physical activity, health and wellness.
. Ways that parks and recreation amenities contribute to healthy
communities and active living.
. Implications of urban growth on physical activity as it relates to
access to parks and recreational facilities as well as participation in
active forms of leisure.
. The role that parks and recreation amenities play in terms of
policy initiatives targeted at increasing physical activity and health
in communities.
. The impact that partnership between parks and recreation, schools,
public health non-profits and other community service groups might have
on community active living.
The deadline for submissions of papers is September 30th, 2008.
Manuscripts accepted will be published in the third quarter issue of
2009. For more information about the journal as well as submission
guidelines please visit the JPRA website at:
http://hotel.unlv.edu/recreation/journal/
Papers should be submitted to Guest Editors Jason Bocarro at North
Carolina State University or Mary Sara Wells at Clemson University:
Jason Bocarro, Ph.D.
Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
North Carolina State University
Box 8004 Biltmore Hall
PO Box 23205
Raleigh, NC 27695
jnboc-@ncsu.edu
Phone: (919) 513-8025
(919) 515 3687 (Fax)
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Mary Sara Wells, Ph.D.
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Clemson University
PO Box 23205 Columbia, SC 29224-3205
Phone: (803) 429-1686
mswe-@clemson.edu
http://natural-resources.ncsu.edu/prtm/
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jnbocarr/index.html
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