Center for Rural Health Practice Grant
Purchases Recreation Equipment
The Center for Rural Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has used grant money to purchase recreation equipment that can be “checked out” by citizens in Bradford, Smethport and Coudersport. The center used a $2,963 mini grant from the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to purchase two 26-inch bicycles with helmets and two sets of snow shoes with poles for each location. Citizens can “check out” the equipment for free for seven days at a time no more than two times a month by bringing their driver’s license to one of the locations. In Bradford, the equipment can be checked out from the Bradford Family YMCA. In Smethport, the site is Costa’s Ace Hardware Store, and in Coudersport, it is the Charles Cole Wellness Center. Pedometers and walking logs will also be distributed to communities as part of the center’s WalkWorks program this summer. For more information on Get Active or Walk...