May 2008 Rec Report Newsletter
Promoting Physical Activity: It's a Matter of Public Health
Citing the nearly 50 percent of Americans who are not active enough for optimal health and disease prevention, public health advocate Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., presenting at the 55th American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, cited the need to address inactivity as a public health issue.
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Rec News
CDC, NSPF Partner on Crypto Outbreak Alert System
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Swimming Pool Foundation have established a Cryptosporidium Outbreak Alert System to help aquatic facilities protect their patrons from recreational water illness.
For more information, visit
www.recmanagement.com/rmnews/0512.nspf.pr.pdf.
Diving Board Safety Network Advises: Be Cool in the Pool
The Diving Board Safety Network kicked off the 2008 pool season by encouraging swimmers to use diving boards properly this summer.
For more information, visit
www.recmanagement.com/rmnews/0513.diving.pr.pdf.
Coming in June: A Day to Skateboard
The 5th Annual Go Skateboarding Day, the national skateboarding holiday created by the International Association of Skateboarding Companies, falls on the first day of summer, June 21.
For more information, visit
www.recmanagement.com/rmnews/0508.iasc.pr.pdf.
This Month in RECREATION MANAGEMENT
Sixth Annual Innovative Architecture & Design Awards
All in the Family
Ensuring Locker Rooms & Restrooms Are Fit for Everyone
Always in Season
Transforming Single-Season Swimming Into Year-Round Fun
College Recreation
What About the Students?
Sports Surfaces
The Crucial Finishing Touch
Design Corner
Swim to Success
Scoreboards
Gymnasium & Rec Center Components
New Product Ideas
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