Health Promotion

The OPH Health Promotion Branch is committed to promoting and advocating for the use of parks and public lands as gateways to good health. As a national framework spearheaded through Health Promotion, Healthy Parks Healthy People is dedicated to providing support and resources for health promotion activities, actions and policies across the agency. Efforts are carried out by working in collaboration with national, state, and local parks, as well as business innovators, healthcare leaders, scientists, foundations and advocacy organizations to advance the role that parks play in the health of our society. Your Park! Your Health! is a community engagement and educational program established in 2016 within the Office of Public Health (OPH) to promote the health and wellbeing of diverse populations. With funding and support from NPS Youth Programs, the program works in partnership with the Greening Youth Foundation to prioritize the hiring of diverse interns who develop tailored community programs on physical, mental and nutritional health topics. Each are critical programs in our efforts to address equity issues and the climate crisis as it creates pathways and opportunities to engage new audiences. Learn more about our Health Promotion programs below!