Category Archive: 'Schools and Communities'
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
November 10, 1;30-3:00 pm Joliet Room, 5th Floor, Marriott Detroit This session grapples with the continuing issues of school segregation, use of schools for community purposes, and the complexities of an emerging issue at the intersection child health and education equity: creating integrated high-quality schools and creating walkable community centered schools. While investments increating safe [...]
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
American Public Health Association 240643 Los Angeles Unified School District Physical Education Policy: Assessment, Implementation & Impact Monday, October 31, 2011 2:30 pm Mariah Lafleur, MPH , Samuels & Associates, Oakland, CA Sarah Samuels, DrPH , Samuels & Associates, Oakland, CA Robert Garcia, JD , The City Project, Los Angeles, CA Brian Cole, DrPH , [...]
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
3210.0 APHA Past President Session – Every Child Has a Right to Play: Public Health, the Urban Park Movement and Translating Social Science Research Into Systemic Social Change
…Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy requires that public health professionals understand how civil rights strategies can support efforts to reverse these policies and practices.
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Physical education is good policy and good law: physical education gets students physically active; helps reduce obesity; promotes the sound development of the child; prepares students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to be physically active throughout their lives; and can contribute to academic performance and positive behavior in and out of school. … Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the largest public school district in California and the second largest in the nation, was audited several times between 2004 and 2009, and each audit found that the district did not enforce physical education minute requirements.
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Youth-Nex will hold an invitation-only conference on positive youth development on October 24 and 25, 2011. The U.Va. event, “Forward Thinking: Preparing Our Youth for the Coming World,” will focus on a multidimensional understanding of the essential elements needed to promote effective youth development including physical and mental health, engaged citizenship, and productive and supportive [...]
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles 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 Los Angeles [...]
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles 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 Los Angeles [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series presents “Park Poor” on the Web. The nine-minute segment “Park Poor” addresses park access and equal justice, including the work of The City Project and the Olmsted vision of park, playgrounds and beaches for all.
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
It has been over a decade since California implemented the current requirements for physical education minutes in grades K-12, but schools across the state still are not meeting those standards. Arguing that it is not just a health issue but also a civil rights issue, The City Project challenged school officials in Los Angeles to [...]
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
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 Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Infrastructure Justice, Schools and Communities, Urban Parks Movement
