Parks and physical health

Question 1

Individual health/wellness is holistic

Answer 1

Multiple dimensions comprise our overall health/wellness

Question 2

Recreation/leisure can

Answer 2

influence multiple dimensions
 Be influenced by multiple dimensions

Question 3

The various dimensions of our health are influenced by

Answer 3

personal and environmental factors

Question 4

Ecosystem analogy

Answer 4

The health of everything in the
ecosystem is linked together
 Microsystem: Our immediate surroundings
 Exosystem: Institutions beyond our immediate
surroundings
 Macrosystem: Larger culture we exist in
PHYSICAL HEALTH

Question 5

PHYSICAL HEALTH

Answer 5

The dimension of health dealing with our physical self
Interactions with other dimensions?
 Higher stress lowers physical wellbeing
 Lower income individuals have lower physical wellbeing
 Physical activity improves emotional health outcomes

Question 6

Physical health is a

Answer 6

product of multiple systems:
Microsystem: Our immediate surroundings
 Our physical activity choices are influenced by our peers
Exosystem: Institutions beyond immediate surroundings
 School curriculum does/does not include PE
Macrosystem: Larger cultural we exist in
 Society may/may not value physical fitness

Question 7

US public parks

Answer 7

US has 100,000+ public parks
 Small “pocket parks”
 Community parks
 Sports complexes
 Natural resource areas
~70% of US residents live within walking distance
~70% of US residents utilize public parks