The U.S. Soccer Foundation and 16 YMCAs across the USA, including those in the 11 U.S. World Cup Host Cities, announced a joint campaign, The Road to 2026: Making an Impact in Local Communities, to increase access to soccer and its health and wellness benefits to at least 1 million youths.

The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), announced the finalists for the 2023 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. 

According to the Healthy Handwashing Survey from Bradley Corporation, almost 60% of Americans make it a point to stop at a business and will spend more money at the establishment if they know it has clean and maintained restrooms.

As part of its ongoing upgrade process Boston College recently installed two DiGiCo SD10B consoles.

The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute has released its Wellness Policy Toolkit: Physical Activity, which takes a deep dive into the causes of rising levels of physical inactivity around the world, and suggests tangible ways that new policies, government resources and public-private partnerships can tackle the crisis. The toolkit outlines six distinct areas of policy action, from encouraging activity via the built environment to integrating activity into the medical system.

According to the 2022 State of the Industry Report, 38.1% of all respondents named any kind of fitness or wellness as a top concern. This includes general fitness and wellness (24.5% named it a top concern); youth fitness and wellness (16.1%) and older adult fitness and wellness (12.7%).

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) and the International Code Council (ICC) are pleased to announce the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and publication of ANSI/PHTA/ICC-2 2023 American National Standard for Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance (PHTA-2).

The 2023 NRPA Agency Performance Review, a report released by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), demonstrates the full power of parks and recreation.

Rain Bird Golf has introduced a rotor series designed to provide top performance, simplicity and convenience for golf courses everywhere. 

The Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) is now accepting Change Requests (CRs) for the next edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) (5th Edition).