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Health, Parks & the Outdoors · Week 5 of 5 Turning Plans Into Action Policy Rural Planning May 2026 The healthy choice should be the easy choice — not just for people who can afford to move. Five weeks of argument, evidence, and case studies come down to this: what can a planner, commissioner, or […]
Health, Parks & the Outdoors · Week 4 of 5 Why rural recreation infrastructure is economic infrastructure Policy Outdoor Economy May 2026 Memorial Day weekend is the informal start of summer across the United States — and for rural communities across America, it is also the clearest reminder that outdoor recreation is not a hobby. […]
Proven: Parks Are Critical Infrastructure for Rural Communities Healthy Communities Series · Week 2 of 5 Parks Are Infrastructure: Why Rural Communities Need to Bring Parks and Recreation into their Community Plans The case for treating recreation as essential — not optional Policy Brief Community Infrastructure May 2026 The fairgrounds. A trail with exercise stations. […]
What Does a Healthy Rural Community Actually Look Like? – JC Shepard May 2026 · Week 1 of 5 — Health, Parks & the Outdoors What Does a Healthy Rural Community Actually Look Like? Planners have long known that where you live shapes how long you live. Here is how smaller communities are using real […]
The life cycle of our local (county) All Hazard Mitigation Plans has mirrored the rise—and more recently the decline—of meth in rural communities across America. We classified methamphetamine as both a hazardous substance and a technological hazard because of the unique dangers associated with its manufacture, including devastating impacts on people, property, and the high […]
. Minnesotans want their communities designed to help people be more active Recently BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health released a report, Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Minnesota: Addressing Root Causes of Obesity, which “concludes that Minnesotans know they need to lose weight and many are trying, but individual attitudes and […]
WHO H1N1 Influenza A daily briefing map
H1N1 Influenza in perspective
