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service. They are intended
to offer insight into the workings of Dunwoody city government. This
installment focuses on the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
Parks are vital for
a city’s healthy lifestyle
As a city, we have an obligation to
improve and appropriately manage
the resources of our community to
help promote a healthy, safe and sus
tainable quality of life for residents.
With more than 165 acres of public
park space in Dunwoody, our parks
system is a critical part of upholding
our obligation to our community.
Public parks are oftentimes viewed
as places for relaxation and retrospec
tion. While this is certainly true for
the city of Dunwoody, we must also
understand access to parks, trails,
open spaces and recreational facil
ities offer seniors, adults and chil
dren a place to play, be active and
participate in a physically active and
healthy lifestyle.
The role parks play in our com
munity can only be successfully up
held through expert consideration to
both the health of the natural envi
ronment and the health of the citi
zens.
Consider that
Georgia ranks sec
ond in the nation for
childhood obesity, ac
cording to recent data
from the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention. Obe
sity is caused primarily by poor diet
and lack of physical activity. Consid
er also that in DeKalb County, ap
proximately 13 percent of students in
public schools are obese.
While chronic diseases such as
heart disease, diabetes and obesity
are the leading causes of death and
disability in the U.S., they are also
among the most preventable. Adopt
ing healthy behaviors can help pre
vent or control the dangerous effects
of these chronic diseases.
The Dunwoody Parks and Rec
reation department is committed to
benefiting the public’s health. By cre
ating public places which promote
active, outdoor opportunities, the
city is part of the solution for obesity
and chronic disease prevention.
Parks play an important role in
the community. The management,
maintenance and planning for each
of the city parks is something which
must be done with an eye toward the
future. The city’s stewardship over
its parks directly relates to the future
health of our public spaces as well as
our public participants.
Strategic parks and recreation
management is more than keeping
the parks clean and trees healthy. It
involves striking a balance between
the future health of citizens who use
Brent Walker
City of Dunwoody parks and
recreation manager
the parks and the nurturing guidance
over environmental improvements
and impacts.
Green space, multi-use trails, pa
vilions, playgrounds and dog parks
are Dunwoody park amenities which
are designed and
maintained for the
future health of our
community. No sin
gle amenity or park
can fulfill all the
needs of all partic
ipants, but by pro
viding for more op
portunities for physical activity and
exercise, as well as relaxation and ret
rospection, we are helping to improve
the future health of our seniors, chil
dren, adults and environment.
The city and its elected officials
oversee our public spaces by present
ing future-oriented policy and en
vironmental changes that promote
healthier lifestyles to help encourage
and reduce the risk of chronic diseas
es such as obesity, diabetes, stroke,
and cancer.
Parks are about access, recreation
al opportunities and the professional
management and preservation of the
natural environment. At the same
time, our parks department must
serve as a steward for healthy living
and a beneficial quality of life.
By continuing to work close
ly with the community, the Dun
woody Parks and Recreation depart
ment can create a vision and guiding
plan for the city’s future investment
in its parks and its citizens. We wel
come your input and feedback. You
can reach us via email at parks@dun-
woodyga.gov.
With an eye toward creating a
healthier and more active public, we
can together form a public park sys
tem which can directly impact our
quality of life.
City
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