You are invited to join the “Summer Fun Challenge” to be active outdoors! Fresh air, sunshine, and being physically active is good for your body and your mind. Receive a bandana (while supply lasts) when you take our pledge and earn chances for prizes each time you send in your activity records. There is a weekly drawing for a $25 gift certificate for those who track and post the amount of time they walk in
April 25th is National ParkRx Day. This annual event promotes the growing movement of doctors prescribing outdoor activity in parks and nature to their patients to improve health. Additionally, National ParkRx Day encourages everyone to recognize that physical activity, even walking throughout our own city’s parks and trails, is an important part of being healthy. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our communities, the Healthy People Healthy Trails initiative is committed to helping you
Hot off the presses are a set of six postcards showcasing paintings from Santa Ynez River and watershed. The front of the 6×8 postcards feature artwork from the River’s Journey Project developed by six artists calling themselves Rose Compass. The backside has a map showing trails to follow to get to the location where the paintings were made. The postcards were made to promote the goal of the Healthy People Healthy Trails ( http://healthypeoplehealthytrails.org/ )
We making plans to celebrate National ParkRx Day on April 29th. This annual event promotes the growing movement of doctors prescribing outdoor activity in parks and nature to their patients to improve health. Additionally, National ParkRx Day encourages everyone to recognize that physical activity, even walking throughout your own city’s parks and trails, is an important part of being healthy. Healthy People Healthy Trails is a local version of ParkRx here in Santa Barbara County.
On March 15th Jill Zachary and Mark Wilkinson took the Healthy People Healthy Trails story to Long Beach, CA for a presentation at the annual California Parks and Recreation Society Conference. They spoke to an audience that is well aware that walking and hiking through local parks promotes healthy lifestyles, increases environmental awareness and builds community support for parks and open-space protection. The presentation provided the audience with five steps to create their own version