NRPA participates in health conference.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health public health, field of medicine and hygiene dealing with the prevention of disease and the promotion of health by government agencies. In the United States, public health authorities are engaged in many activities, including inspection of persons and goods entering the country to determine that they are free of contagious disease. They are empowered to isolate persons with certain diseases and to quarantine such individuals, if necessary, for the public good. Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. The CDC is the federal agency responsible for administering national programs for the prevention and control of communicable and vector-borne diseases and for developing and implementing programs for dealing with environmental health problems.'s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Directors of Health Promotion and Education recently hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., designed to develop and explore innovative and effective health policy. The conference, titled "Advancing the National Health Promotion and Health Education Agenda Through Effective Policies and Practices," sought to provide tools to strengthen federal, state and local policies affecting public health. NRPA played a critical role in helping to frame the policy agenda and in guiding the path toward non-traditional partnerships with public health programs. The value that local parks and recreation agencies bring to the public health paradigm was a common theme throughout the conference. Agencies were used in science-based case studies and were offered as model examples of partners and community change agents. NRPA staff will continue to bridge gaps and identify common approaches to health and wellness public policy strategies. |
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