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PTs and PTAs can play an important role in creating and supporting community spaces that encourage people to become and stay active.
Sometimes it takes a downtown playground to help a person see the light.
For Sammi Bair-Jones, PT, DPT, the space that did it is in Port Townsend, Washington. "You have restaurants and then beach, and there’s the playground — everything is just a few steps away."
Date: April 1, 2023
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Chris Hayhurst
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