Health Dance Physical Education

Recreation

Vision Statement:

Our vision is to be the definitive professional resource, political advocate and communicative link for school and community programs in health education, physical education, recreation and dance.

Mission Statement:

Our professional organization supports, encourages, facilitates, advocates and promotes physically active and healthy lifestyles through school and community programs in health education, physical education, recreation and dance.

Value/Purpose Statements:

We will serve our members in a professional and ethical manner.
We will increase our membership and membership participation.
We will deliver quality services and products to our membership balancing these with careful financial management.
We will provide members with professional development opportunities and professional training through meetings, workshops and conferences for the sole purpose of improving the quality of all disciplines under our direction.
We will support and provide leadership and guidance for governmental agencies and people of New York State as well as the professional community we directly serve.
We will encourage and facilitate research that enriches the depth and scope of our related fields and widely disseminate such research findings throughout the professional organization.
We will advocate for the methods and resources to secure high-quality school and community programs in health education, physical education, recreation and dance.
We will advocate for the expansion of programs in health education and physical education including quality, daily instruction to be provided by certified health educators and physical educators.
We will cooperate with the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and its affiliates and other professional groups that represent health, physical education, recreation and dance.