Hearts N' Parks is a national, community-based program supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). It is designed to help park and recreation agencies encourage heart-healthy lifestyles in their communities.

About Hearts N' Parks

NRPA--DHHS Strategic Partnership

Magnet Center Sites

• Performance Reports

• 2004, PDF file, 120 pages, 446 K
• 2003, PDF file, 120 pages, 432 K
• 2002, PDF file, 83 pages, 344 K
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• Press Releases

• Hearts N' Parks Program Continues To Help Participants Of All Ages Adopt Heart-Healthy Behaviors (May 27, 2004)
• Reducing Nationwide Obesity Starts in Neighborhoods; Hearts N' Parks Program Brings Science, Skills to 50 Communities (July 3, 2003)
• Innovative Program Pairs Park and Recreation Centers with Nationwide NHLBI Obesity and Heart Disease Prevention Effort (July 18, 2000)
• Surgeon General David Satcher to Help Launch Innovative Heart Disease Prevention Program (July 14, 2000)
• "Hearts N' Parks" - An Innovative North Carolina Program To Prevent Heart Disease Launched (July 15, 1999)

View the Community Mobilization Guide and Video

• Video       [ Download the Real Player  ]
• Community Mobilization Guide

Pilot Projects

• North Carolina: Hearts N' Parks Y2K
• Arlington County, Virginia

Hearts N' Parks Community Signup