Analysis of Parks and Recreation Program's Health Determinants

This assignment examines the influence of parks and recreation on social determinants of health (SDOH), specifically addressing issues like obesity and community well-being. It explores how park programs aim to provide positive alternatives, reduce crime, and foster community engagement. The analysis highlights the importance of green spaces, school fields, and recreational facilities in promoting physical health, especially for children and adults. The assignment delves into recommended strategies such as social media campaigns and policy advocacy to improve green space access and increase awareness. It evaluates the effectiveness of these strategies, considering potential barriers like a lack of play and exercise areas, and references relevant literature to support its findings. The assignment concludes by emphasizing the need for resources to fulfill the equipment needs of those who wish to spend time in parks, for the development of green spaces for both children and adults.

Social determinant of health
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Contents
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Questions
What is the problem that program is trying to address? Explain how is a social determinant of
health?
According to the “Parks Matter, identifying the significant issues regarding the obesity,
overweight among adults or children. In this way, it can easily identified the problem by using
“Park and recreation” program (Omodior and Ramos, 2020). This kind of program is trying
provide positive alternative to reduce crime rate. Parks contribute to community in which built
and bring people together.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) is mainly explaining the certain condition or
situation of environment where people are born, live, work, play. It also affecting on the wide
range of health functionality and identifying better result or outcome regarding quality of life.
Why authors of this report believe that “Parks matter”?
Author of this report is believe on the “Park Matters” which define the physical health
condition of both children and adults. Generally, author is mainly focused on the living style of
communities with parks, school fields, nature centers and other re-creational facilities. As per
analysis of “park Matter”, author has developed believe on the Parks, schools or physical
activities which consider as integral part of comprehensive approach to healthcare (Dipeolu,
Ibem and Fadamiro, 2020). As nation struggles to come to grip with spiraling price or cost of
medical care. It also improved own physical education in schools and also built an effective
environment through parks and green space. These are helping to enhance the better preventive
health care for children and adults groups.
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What are different strategies recommend by author?
There are different kind of strategies recommend in order to improve green access for all
through community organizing and coalition building. According to research, identifying the
appropriate strategies such as social media campaign, making policy and legal advocacy. These
are helping to increase awareness among individual people regarding the green city approach. It
can possible while organizing social media strategy to promote the positive aspect in the
environment (Dipeolu, Ibem and Fadamiro, 2020). On the other hand, policy and legal advocacy
is also consider another strategy recommend by author in green city project to handle the change
the green space areas such as Parks. All kind of essential public resource for creating and
improving access to green space.
How effective do you think it will be? What do you think might be successful? What the barriers
or obstacle think are of might get in way of success?
After reviewing the Park and recreation program, it is consider the most effective things
that needs to adopt all kind of essential resources. In order to fulfil the equipment, resource for
existing public those who want to spend time in the Park. According to this recreation program,
it might be successful for developing as green space areas for both children, adults.
It has been determined the barriers or obstacle such as: A lack of place to play and
exercise. In 2008, rate of overweight and obesity among children in orange country, identifying
13% to 21% by age group.
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Dipeolu, A.A., Ibem, E.O. and Fadamiro, J.A., 2020. Determinants of residents’ preferences for
Urban Green infrastructure in Nigeria: Evidence from Lagos Metropolis. Urban Forestry
& Urban Greening, p.126931.
Omodior, O. and Ramos, W.D., 2020. Social Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life: A
Recreation Setting Analysis. Health promotion practice. 21(6). pp.952-961.
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