Innovative Dissemination of Evidence-Based Physical Activity Programs through Parks and Recreation Interested in NEW and EFFECTIVE physical activity programs for older adults in your community? NRPA, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is expanding dissemination and delivery of evidence-based physical activity programs that improves the management of arthritis and other chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease. Opportunities for local parks and recreation include: * 275 Instructor training grants (and participant materials) for the Walk With Ease, Active Living Every Day and Fit & Strong! evidence-based physical activity programs * Healthcare System-Parks and Recreation Partnerships in development of permanent referral systems to connect patients to P&R programs Available resources include: * Program assessment tool * Marketing toolkits * Best Practices Guides * Healthcare System-Parks and Recreation Referral Toolkits, among others Accepting applications October 2, 2017- November 6, 2017 www.nrpa.org/Healthy-Aging-in-Parks For more information, contact 36 2017 NRPA Annual Conferencehttp://www.nrpa.org/Healthy-Aging-in-Parks