Acknowledgements The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for contributing, providing feedback and developing this toolkit. Authors – NORC at the University of Chicago Michael Meit, Senior Fellow Noelle Miesfeld, Research Scientist Abby Mariani, Research Director Jonovan Peavie, Research Assistant
Youth build fruit kabobs as part of the West Allis Farmers Market Mini Marketers program.
NRPA also would like to thank the park and recreation professionals and healthcare professionals who contributed their time and expertise in the formative research stage of product development. Thank you to Kim Mabon, Jennifer Nguyen and Vitisia Paynich for making this resource possible. In addition, thank you to the many park and recreation agencies that contributed the images featured throughout this report. This resource was made possible by the support from the Walmart Foundation. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Walmart Foundation. Contact the NRPA Health Department (health@nrpa.org) or the NRPA Evaluation Department (NRPAEval@nrpa.org) with any questions or comments.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNA PUFFER, WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Product Coordination and Review – NRPA Allison Colman, Director of Health Maureen Neumann, Senior Program Manager Austin Barrett, Evaluation Manager Dianne Palladino, Senior Evaluation Manager Liliana Ruiz Fischer, Program Specialist
