The program committee are excited by the origin, content and high standard of the 250 proposals received and have completed a fascinating presenter program designed around these papers. The program includes the traditional oral and poster presentations along with thematic workshops, speed sessions, group discussions, knowledge cafes and training sessions.
Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress Program
Please click here to download the Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress program.
Experiential Tours
The Experiential Tours day of the Congress Program provided the opportunity to meet industry professionals and local experts, enthusiastic to share their knowledge and stories. At a selection of prime Melbourne locales, delegates were able to create meaning through direct experience. Delegates were given the chance to be drawn into local nature, culture and history. These tours provided an opportunity for personal growth and time to reflect on the values and interests that are experienced on an individual level.
The participatory tours provided new knowledge and authentic experiences by encouraging the meeting and coming together of different cultures, their problems, solutions and potential.
Click here for an overview of all tours.
Congress Themes
The four congress themes were:
1. Healthy Communities
- Social connections
- Cultural connections
- Building neighbourhoods – partnerships, policy and planning aspects encompassing parks and green spaces.
- Economy, development and tourism.
2. Healthy Parks
- Caring for country – managing the environment.
- Sustainability.
- Effective Management of Parks.
- Designing and creating healthy parks for people.
3. Healthy Participation
- Encouraging participation by people of diverse backgrounds, different demographics – age, gender, interests and abilities.
- Facilities, Programs and Services.
- Recreation and tourism opportunities and experiences.
- Education and life long learning -Nature’s cultural and environmental classroom.
4. Healthy People
- Mental Health – Health Promotion, early intervention and treatment.
- Physical Health – Health Promotion, early intervention and management.
- Wellness - quality of life, sense of holistic well-being and self-esteem.
Cross cutting themes
The following cross cutting themes were threads that cross over all themes and sub themes:
- Indigenous
- Seniors
- Youth
- Innovation
- Climate Change
- Play
- Research
- Volunteering
Technical Program Committee
A program committee conducted the role of technical program development for the International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress 2010.
The committee included the following members:
Chair:
- Dr Mardie Townsend – Deakin University
Members:
- Emily Armet – beyondblue
- Ricky Bell – Sport and Recreation Victoria
- Andrew Schneider – ‘Go for your life’, Department of Health
- Rachel Carlisle – Heart Foundation
- Jenny Holliday – People and Parks Foundation
- Cathy Kiss – Playgrounds and Recreation Association of Victoria & City of Melbourne
- Ingrid Sieler – Parks Forum
- Tania Jacobs – Tourism Victoria
- Ian Walker – Parks Victoria
- Joan Nankervis – Department of Health
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