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8 Actionable Tips for Local Public Health Directors: Tech, Workflow, & Strategic Planning Strategies 2023 | GovPilot

GovPilot

If there’s a key takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s how integral local public health departments are to public safety.

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Modern Local Parks & Recreation Strategy 2023: Strategic Planning Tips & Considerations | GovPilot

GovPilot

Local parks, sports facilities, and public event spaces play an integral role in your citizens’ quality of life.

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Resident Engagement in Vacant Lot Greening: Empowering Communities for Neighborhood Revitalization

Center for Community Progress

A Zimmerman discuss how effectively managed vacant lot greening can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. Lots with overgrowth, dumping, and other signs of deterioration discourage positive social interaction and have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of residents. . In this chapter, Laney A.

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The Benefits of Community Engagement for Universities and Colleges

Social Pinpoint

Tapping into community knowledge also empowers providers to deliver tangible benefits and better address social issues, such as inequality, public health, and climate change. Universities and colleges can also use online engagement platforms to engage their community in strategic planning.

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How to Center Equity in All That We Do — Episode 076

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

With NRPA’s 2021-2023 Strategic Plan, we made a commitment to centering equity in all that we do. Whether through the lens of public health, criminal justice, climate change or who has safe, reliable access to a park in their community, equity is essential.