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week. These patients' EHR charts
were then flagged for the healthcare
provider to discuss the AAEBIs
with them and provide them with
a prescription card detailing the
AAEBI program offering. Individuals who were referred would then
be enrolled in a program once they
initiated contact with the park and
recreation agency.
Over the course of nine months,
a total of 2,635 referrals were made,
resulting in nearly 700 referred participants engaging in the AAEBIs,
and a referral engagement rate of
26 percent. This referral pathway
was particularly beneficial for all
parties involved, including the residents. " It made me feel awesome
to know they [healthcare provider]
cared enough about my health to

recommend an activity that could
benefit my health issue, " says a referred participant. In addition, park
and recreation agencies were able
to engage residents who had never
participated in their programs and
services. According to one park
and recreation staff member, certified to teach the AAEBIs: " I think
it has taken the Walk With Ease
and all the programs to another level. It opened up an opportunity to
reach out to more residents who we
previously did not have. It's overwhelming in a good way. The people are responding. They're calling.
They're participating. They're excited. It's just been unbelievable to
see how it just kind of played out. "
New and existing public health
threats, including the increasing

...only when the entire
community comes together and
works collaboratively will there
be noticeable and sustainable
improvements in its health
status.
prevalence of obesity, heart disease and diabetes, cannot and
should not be combatted in silos.
At the very core of community
health is the community, and only
when the entire community comes
together and works collaboratively will there be noticeable and
sustainable improvements in its
health status.
Lesha Spencer-Brown, MPH, CPH, is an NRPA
Senior Program Manager (lspencer@nrpa.org).

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