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Joint Use
Policy Contact:
- Manal Aboelata - Program Director, Prevention Institute
- manal@preventioninstitute.org
- 323-296-5750
- www.jointuse.org
- Expand community access to schoolyards and gymnasiums for safe places to play
- Tools and training to navigate maintenance and liability issues
- Local leaders and regional hubs to assist other communities
- Leveraging state and county ARRA Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant awards
Lower-income communities grappling with inactivity-related illness like diabetes typically find themselves locked out of school facilities, and have significantly less access to parks and open space than affluent neighborhoods.
Joint use of school and community assets — school playgrounds, pools and ball fields — expands access to and participation in physical activity. Wellcrafted joint use agreements are a roadmap for schools and communities to pool operational and programming resources. Bringing greater cohesion to this statewide movement, regional hubs, toolkits and training can support grassroots leadership, bring projects to scale, and place strategic pressure on decision-makers.
Current Legislation For Action
AB 2075 (Hall) - Joint Use, Physical Education
