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The Role of Local Government Recreation
and Park Programs in the Well-Being of Older Adults
The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship
between use of local government recreation and park services and individual
health among adults age 50 and over. The study also will enable the investigators
to better understand the knowledge and attitudes that exist in order to
develop a collaborative, integrative approach to program design and delivery
among local groups identified as stakeholders in the promotion of physical
activity.
Dr. Geoffrey C. Godbey, professor of leisure studies in
the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management in Penn State's
College of Health and Human Development, will serve as the principal investigator
for the two-year study. Dr. Beth Orsega-Smith, assistant professor of
health and exercise sciences at the University of Delaware, and Dr. Laura
Payne, assistant professor of leisure studies at the University of Illinois,
will serve as co-PIs.
The study is funded by a two-year, $320,000 grant from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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