HEALTHY AGING
65 years young
NRPA is funding this number of park and recreation agencies to develop mentoring programs through our 2022 awards.
How many total servings of fruits and vegetables should you consume each day?
5. 2 cups of fruit, 3 cups of vegetables.
In partnership with Musco Lighting, NRPA is support _____ agencies with in-kind sports infrastructure enhancements over the 3 year project.
15
Who on the health team has worked at NRPA the longest?
Colleen Pittard
_______________ is the lack of social contacts and having few people to interact with regularly.
Social Isolation
What percentage of park and recreation agencies have formal youth mentoring programs?
37% of agencies.
What percentage of park and recreation agencies provide evidence-based nutrition education?
47%
What percentage of park and recreation agencies provide youth sports?
94%.
True or False. The "social determinants of health" refer to the conditions, environments and resources where a person lives, learns, works, plays and ages.
True. The social determinants of health is a fancy term for "community conditions" and includes things like access to healthy environments, housing, healthcare, jobs, education, etc.
By 2060, older adults will make up ________% of the U.S. population.
25%.
1 in ______ U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year.
1 in 6; 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness each year.
NRPA is currently supporting ________ agencies to advance Community Wellness Hubs with a focus on food access.
15
At NRPA's upcoming conference, we are expecting a video welcome message from this leader of gender equity in sports.
Billie Jean King
NRPA defines ____________________ as "trusted gathering places that connect every member of the community to essential programs, services and spaces that advance health equity, improve health outcomes and enhance quality of life."
Community Wellness Hubs
NRPA conducted a study the evaluated remote physical activity programs in parks and recreation. The study was recently published in ______________________ journal.
Educational Gerontology
True. Check out our Mental Health Language Guide for more!
What is the percentage of food insecure households in the U.S.?
10.4% of all households were food insecure in 2021. Food insecure means that at times during the year, these households were uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all their members because they had insufficient money or other resources for food.
______% of teenage girls do not participate in sports as compared to 25% of teenage boys.
40%.
"Differences in racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic and academic/professional backgrounds; people with different opinions, backgrounds (degrees and social experience), religious beliefs, political beliefs, sexual orientations, heritage, mental or physical ability, learning style, gender identity and life experience" is NRPA's definition for _____________.
Diversity
What does the acronym SHAPR stand for?
Supporting Healthy Aging through Parks and Recreation
Mentoring can counter the impact of "ACEs." What does "ACEs" stand for?
Adverse Childhood Experiences. Mentoring is a Positive Childhood Experience that can counter adverse experiences including poverty, divorce, domestic violence, adverse environments, substance misuse in the home. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/riskprotectivefactors.html
NRPA is developing tools and training park and recreation agencies to connect people to SNAP benefits and support SNAP acceptance at farmers markets. What does SNAP stand for?
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
According to the Aspen Institute's 2022 State of Play report, the average family pays _____ annually per child for one sport.
$883
Name all seven dimensions of well-being.
Cultural, economic, emotional, environmental, intellectual, physical, social.