A Park and Rec Program Created 500,000 Healthier Youth — Episode 035

Five years ago, NRPA launched Commit to Health – a program that
would grow to positively impact 500,000 youth annually through
healthier eating and increased physical activity.


In today’s episode, we take a moment to celebrate this monumental
achievement and look back at where we started and where we’re
headed.


Commit to Health is NRPA’s program to implement healthy eating
and physical activity (HEPA) standards in park and recreation
out-of-school time programs. It goes beyond just eating right and
exercise, though — it’s all about getting staff and youth to
engage and learn about lifelong healthy habits while having fun.