Summary
Summary: In this infographic brief, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research provides information from their evaluation of the 2022 Parks After Dark (PAD) program in Los Angeles County.
PAD is a Los Angeles County initiative led by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in partnership with other County departments and community-based organizations. PAD is implemented in Los Angeles County areas with high levels of violence, obesity, and economic hardship. Thirty-four DPR parks hosted PAD between June and August 2022, after a two-year halt in programming because of the COVID-19 pandemic. PAD was offered three nights a week for eight weeks, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.
PAD has 7 overarching goals:
- Decrease community violence and increase safety
- Facilitate cross-sector collaborations in park communities and countywide
- Increase social cohesion and family and community well-being
- Increase access to free recreational programming, health, and social services that reflect the interests and needs of communities served
- Increase physical activity and decrease chronic disease risk
- Contribute to positive youth development
- Achieve cost savings
Read the Publications:
- Policy Brief: Parks After Dark Evaluation Brief, July 2023 (English)
- Policy Brief: Parks After Dark Evaluation Brief, July 2023 (Spanish)
- Parks After Dark Evaluation Report, July 2023
- Parks After Dark Evaluation Brief, 2018
- Parks After Dark Evaluation Report, 2018
- Parks After Dark Evaluation Brief, 2017
- Parks After Dark Evaluation Report, 2017
- Press Release