Named One of Ten 2009 NRPA ACHIEVE Communities
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has announced that Montgomery County, Alabama’s Parks and Recreation Department has been named one of ten communities selected to advance the nation’s efforts to prevent chronic diseases and their related risk factors. Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental changE (ACHIEVE), is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Healthy Communities Program. Through a partnership between NRPA, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), a total of 43 U.S. communities have been selected in 21 states as recipients of the total grant.
