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Parks improve the quality of life for residents of a community by providing access to green spaces, hiking trails, and recreational facilities. Community parks also have the potential to facilitate connections between individuals of different races, cultures, and ethnicities which can lead to a reduction in prejudice and an increase in positive social relationships and personal interactions. So, what are some ways in which park authority agencies can facilitate positive interactions among individuals of diverse backgrounds?

Increasingly, the world of youth sport has become a highly commercialized endeavor. The days of parents having their children play in the local volunteer youth sport league just for the fun of it are quickly disappearing and have become an almost quaint throwback to simpler times. Instead, more parents are making significant financial investments in hiring coaches who are skilled in developing the abilities of young athletes as they set their sights on securing a college scholarship or even an eventual lucrative offer to play professional sports for their child. The stakes are high and can lead to a strained parent-coach relationship. Unfortunately, the child or young athlete who is at the heart of this discord is the one who may suffer the most.

Collegiate club sport athletes experience the same, if not an even greater risk of exposure to injury compared with student-athletes who play an NCAA sport. Yet, collegiate club sport players are not provided with the same level of medical support and injury prevention services that student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) receive. There may be a couple of reasons that explain why.

I teach both wedding planning and finance classes, allowing students to explore the emotional, monetary and creative synergies that merge as a couple prepares to launch their married life. With this context in mind, I would like to share seven strategies for a spectacular wedding day.

Protective headgear mandates in high school girls’ lacrosse are controversial but new research is showing they shouldn’t be.

Dancing and Other Forms of Physical Activity Promote Healthy Aging

Investments in community-based recreational activities that promote exercise, physical activity, and engagement in the arts can lead to a better quality of life, improved well-being, and a pathway for healthy aging particularly for older adults.

What is Blended Learning?

Blended learning, sometimes called digital learning, is the integration of learning technologies in the classroom to provide students with a more meaningful instructional experience that increases their engagement. Described below are five ways to transform a traditional classroom into one that is built around blended learning.