This report provides information regarding current efforts in the public health community to promote community recreational use of school property to provide safe, affordable and convenient recreational facilities to communities, increase physical activity, and reduce obesity.
Part I of this report provides an overview of key concepts relating to recreational use of school property, current research evaluating the impact of recreational use of school property by communities on obesity rates, and legal and policy issues affecting recreational use of school property by communities. Part II identifies current policy initiatives being pursued at the state and local levels and by national public health organizations in an effort to promote community recreational use of school properties.
