Community leaders are often tasked with meeting two important goals at the same time. Residents want more places to stay active, connect with others, and improve their quality of life, while local governments must carefully manage budgets and justify major investments. Finding projects that satisfy both priorities can be challenging.
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1.Introduction: Promoting Health in Our Community
It’s easy to view cigarette smoking as a problem for the individual, they’re mistakes, they’re problems. This kind of thinking is deeply problematic on two fronts. First of all, smoking has a deep effect on society as a whole. Smokers tend to have greater health problems than non smokers, thus putting more of a strain on health providers. Not only that but smokers are usually less healthy, living shorter lives, taking more sick days and generally putting a strain on the community they live in. And finally our community is just a collection of individuals, nobody should get left behind.
