Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies

Indiana University has made the entire collection of 23 videos produced by the Recreation Therapy Video (RTV) Project available via streaming technology so they may be viewed by students on their home computers, in university classrooms and by recreation therapists in healthcare centers.
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In the March 2009, IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University researchers discuss studies involving yoga's influence on fear of falling in older adults and how condom use 'turn offs' reported by women are very similar to those reported by men. They also provide tips for parents to help their kids discontinue or avoid smokeless tobacco use.
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Indiana University experts in recreation and mental health, sports medicine and psychology discuss in January's IU Health & Wellness the influence of physical activity on mood for people with serious mental illnesses, emotional stages of athletic injury recovery and prenatal exposure to nicotine and behavior problems.
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Gary Robb, founding director of the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University and retired professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has received the National Park Service (NPS) Accessibility Leadership Achievement Award.
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In this holiday issue of IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University professors talk about the power of gratitude, revamping unhealthy eating traditions, active date gift ideas, holiday-related injuries and ways to manage consumerism and kids' gift expectations in tight economic times.
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New tourism development in Orange County, Ind., home of the nearly two-year-old French Lick Resort Casino and other attractions, has generated enthusiasm and support from local residents and businesses, say tourism experts from Indiana University. These experts have begun collecting data to see if the subsequent souring of support, common when tourism is seen as an economic development tool, also develops -- or can be prevented.
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