The project goal was to help the Worcester Division of Public Health (WDPH) fulfill the Community Health Improvement Plan objective to increase community member engagement in physical activity by developing a set of promotional tools to increase awareness of local accessible recreation opportunities. To accomplish this goal, we created the S.T.A.R.S. criteria - Safety, Transportation, Access, Recreation, and Social Value - to assess health equity of public recreation spaces. Using the evaluation and scoring system, we produced a set of featured recreation spaces that are publicly displayed using a web page, interactive map, guidebook, brochure, and video. We provided the WDPH an updated "RecSpace" database and associated instruction manual for updating these promotional resources.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Duffy, Evan L.
• Gaetjens, Remington
• Foley, Stephen James
• Barthold, Stephan W.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Health
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042918-152820

Keyword

• Public health
• Community engagement
• Public spaces

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2018

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Worcester Division of Public Health (WDPH)

Date created

• 2018-04-29

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04