contents may departments 12 We Are Parks and Recreation Inclusive Recreation: A Pathway Toward Friendship 12 Recruiting the Next Generation of Park and Recreation Professionals 13 Belonging - Making Parks Relevant to a Diverse Population 14 Member Benefit: Background Screening Best Practices 15 16 Research Delving Into the 2022 Agency Performance Review Melissa May 18 Park Pulse Parks and Recreation Provides First-Aid Training and Certification Opportunities 48 Operations Embracing a Change in Field Maintenance Practices Rick Perruzzi, CSFM, CPRP 49 Products 50 Park Essentials 55 Advertiser Index 56 Park Bench Providing More Than Education Kelly Ussia columns 8 Perspectives Parks and Recreation: Protecting Public Health Kristine Stratton 10 Editor's Letter Shifting Our Thinking About Emergency Readiness Vitisia Paynich 20 Advocacy STORM Act: New Federal Funding for Resilience Kyle Simpson 22 Health and Wellness Revitalizing Senior Centers: Then and Now Jean Keller 24 Equity Equity in Parks, Recreation and Aquatics Kathryn Hosey 26 Conservation The Role of Parks in Disaster Planning, Recovery and Response Taj Schottland 28 Law Review Forest Preserve Gun Ban Second Amendment Challenge James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. Cover image: Cammeraydave Dreamstime.com Parks & Recreation is printed using soy ink on at least 10 percent post-consumer recycled paper and is mailed in a wrap - only when required - that is plant based and certified compostable. If you are interested in helping us go even greener, email us at prmagazine@nrpa.org and ask to opt out of receiving the print magazine. Parks & Recreation is always available to read in an ezine format at ezine.nrpa.org. 6 Parks & Recreation | MAY 2 0 22 | PARK S ANDRECRE AT ION . OR G Page 22 While more than 11,000 U.S. senior centers serve 1 million older adults per day, little is known about who attends and why.http://www.Dreamstime.com http://ezine.nrpa.org