Park Equity, Life Expectancy and Power Building: Part II

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New research about the relationship between parks and life expectancy reveals that increasing park acreage in areas that face park deficits and lack trees could lead to significant population-level increases in life expectancy. It also shows that targeted investments in park infrastructure would significantly benefit the health of Latino and Black community members.

Learn more about policy, advocacy, and power building for park equity. Register here.

Speakers:

• Manal J. Aboelata, Deputy Executive Director, Prevention Institute
• Elva Yañez, Health Equity Director, Prevention Institute
• Alessandro Rigolon, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Utah
• Francisco Romero, Program Manager of Community Transformation, Promesa Boyle Heights
• Naomi Humphrey, Undergraduate Health Equity Fellow, National Health Foundation
• Veronica Padilla, Executive Director, Pacoima Beautiful

Simultaneous Spanish Interpretation will be provided. 

Webinar series Sponsors

Prevention Institute, the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) and the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions),

Webinar series Co-sponsors:

• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
• Community Advisory Board member organizations
  • Promesa Boyle Heights
  • National Health Foundation
  • Pacoima Beautiful
  • Long Beach Forward
  • Esperanza Community Housing Corp.

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Center for Health Equity

Learn more

• Advocacy Toolkit for Park Equity, Life Expectancy, and Power Building