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Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Maddock, Jay ; Choy, Lehua B ; Nett, Blythe ; McGurk, Meghan D ; Tamashiro, Reid
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Background

To increase levels of physical activity (PA), interventions that create or enhance access to places for PA are recommended. Establishing a joint use agreement is one way to increase access to existing PA and recreational facilities. The purpose of this article is to present a case study of In-Motion, a pilot joint use agreement project at one urban high school in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Context

Residents of urban Honolulu are underserved by the amount of parkland and recreational facilities available for their use. The Honolulu County Department of Parks and Recreation sought to implement a joint use agreement to use the facilities of one urban high school for a recreational program. The high school selected for the pilot project has a student population primarily from low-income and ethnic minority backgrounds.

Methods

An assessment of the potential of 7 urban high schools to implement a joint use agreement was conducted to select the pilot site. In-Motion developed and implemented a joint use agreement. PA preferences of students, staff, and community members were assessed to guide recreational program offerings. Various recreational classes were offered free to the school community.

Consequences

Several barriers to implementing the joint use agreement and recreational program were encountered. However, participants were satisfied with the recreational classes they attended and said that the In-Motion program helped them to engage in more PA. Program awareness by high school students and staff was high.

Interpretation

In-Motion has successfully modeled a pilot joint use agreement and provided new opportunities for PA to the high school's students, teachers, and staff, and to community residents.


Subjects:
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Cooperative Behavior Fitness Centers Health Promotion Humans Motor Activity Pilot Projects Poverty Areas Recreation Schools Social Environment Urban Population
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008; 5(3).
Document Type:
Journal Article
Genre:
Community Case Study
Place as Subject:
Hawaii
Location:
Oceania
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ca55e7710f9e4d255fa43ab5e9d6243ae501de760ead4640a856e5fd2af691d3
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20264/cdc_20264_DS1.pdf
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