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Lawrence public health official links park access, poverty and heat risks
Summary
A public health presenter told the Lawrence Parks & Recreation Advisory Board that census-tract data shows uneven access to parks, higher inactivity and child poverty in some neighborhoods, and urged collaboration on the Community Health Improvement Plan, CityHealth policies and heat mitigation.
A public health staff member described links between park access, poverty and heat-related health risks during a presentation to the Lawrence Parks & Recreation Advisory Board.
The presenter, identified in the meeting as Vicky of the local public health office, said public health "is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health," and emphasized that parks and recreation are part of the physical environment that shapes those outcomes.
Vicky said the health department uses census-tract data to map local conditions. The maps shown to the board measured park access as the share of residents within a 10-minute walk, found leisure-time physical inactivity ranging roughly from 14% to 25%…
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