Category Archive: 'Health and Equality'
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Policy makers must work together to provide places to play in schools, parks, and green space so children can get physically fit and perform better academically. Without exercise at school, children are unlikely to get enough elsewhere. There are unfair disparities in access to parks and recreation space based on income, race, ethnicity, and access [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Ventura County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Ventura en Español. Click here to view other reports [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Ventura County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Ventura en Español. Click here to view other reports [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Riverside County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Riverside en Español. [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Riverside County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Riverside en Español. [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Physical exercise in children improves not only cardiovascular health but also academic performance, an analysis of several studies has found. . . .The lead author, Amika S. Singh, a senior researcher at VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands, said there was no evidence about exactly how much or what kind of exercise is beneficial. [...]
Posted in Health and Equality, Schools and Communities
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Children in support of Alternative D at an NPS public hearing in El Monte. The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting public comments about creating a National Recreation Area in the San Gabriel Mountains and Watershed. Based on previous public comments, NPS developed four alternative scenarios. Alternative D most closely resembles our vision for [...]
Posted in Biking, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
We are proud and happy to work with diverse allies, the United States Department of the Interior, and the National Park Service as these agencies increasingly recognize that access to parks and green space is an environmental justice and human health issue nation wide. Recent reports focus on parks, health and equal justice; the Los [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Click on the text or images for more information. Save Watts Towers! LACMA New York Times Why Didn’t They Just Stop? Public Outcry Stops Excavation at El Pueblo Campo Santo Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Orange County Policy Report / Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Employment Opportunities, Everyday Heroes, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Save Panhe and San Onofre, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Read the appeal by diverse allies to stop an industrial development that threatens the community vision for a 100 acre Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard.
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
