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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

A youth enjoys the new nature area bike
ramp at Chicago's Big Marsh Park, part of a
new legacy of outdoor recreation and openspace stewardship called eco-recreation.

Creating Wellness Policies for Your Park
and Recreation Department
By Emmanuel Salazar and Irene Tostado

W

hen thinking about parks, some of the first images that come to mind
often center around the many activities we see happening: people
walking their dogs, kids on swings, the rhythmic strides of runners.
These types of activities, among many others, fall under the responsibility of the Wellness Department.
At the Chicago Park District, the mission of the Wellness Department is to promote, educate and motivate Chicagoans of all ages and abilities to adopt a healthy lifestyle by increasing physical activity and choosing foods with high nutritional value. For a mission statement
to be embraced, any effective wellness program must have as its foundation a system of
policies that bolster the creation of a healthy, safe and supportive learning environment.
The Chicago Park District manages
nearly 600 facilities, including more than
70 fitness centers, outdoor fitness courses and fitness studios. Parks offer patrons
many options when looking for a place to
exercise, learn best practices in nutrition or
just walk, bike or roll to clear their minds.
With this vast number of offerings at locations across the city, Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael P. Kelly saw

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the need to develop a wellness policy that
would help guide current and future initiatives. He appointed Colleen Lammel-Harmon, a dietician and exercise enthusiast
who was serving as wellness manager
for the Chicago Park District, to lead the
charge. Lammel-Harmon sought guidance
and help from NRPA, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC),
the Alliance for a Healthier Generation,

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Health in All Policies (HiAP) Task Force
and the Chicago Good Food Purchasing
Policy (CGFPP) Task Force. The Park
Users Health and Wellness Policy guide was
created, based on the informed input received from experts in this field. The policy
" encourages the pursuit and education of
health and wellness development for every
Chicago Park District park user throughout the city of Chicago. "
Lammel-Harmon and the rest of the
committee were also guided by Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago
Department of Public Health's (CDPH)
Healthy Chicago 2.0 program, which focuses on maximizing the health and well-being
of all Chicagoans by ensuring that everyone
has equitable access to health resources,
opportunities and environments. The policy gave way to the creation of a task force,
staffed by members of city agencies and



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