Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (MAHPERD)

Mission Statement:
The Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) is a non-profit organization for professionals and students dedicated to:

• Promoting healthy active lifestyles
• Advocating for quality programs
• Providing quality professional development opportunities
• Promoting leadership in each of the disciplines
• Recognizing outstanding professionals and quality programs
• Supporting research initiatives
• Disseminating research findings

GOALS:
• For ongoing EDUCATION, providing basic contemporary and historic information for both the continuing education of its members, and for the benefit and appreciation of external constituencies and the Public at large.
• As a COMMUNICATION link, internally for members and externally with/for other individuals or organizations having interest in, influence on, or authority over education in general and the allied disciplines in particular.
• To provide quality opportunities for the on-going growth and development of current and future HPERD professionals through such as written articles, oral presentations, and progressive leadership challenges within and without the Association.
• To help stimulate, and to particularly recognize and reward significant and worthwhile Achievement in Quality Programs, Service, Research, Innovation and the like by skilled and dedicated Individuals in these allied disciplines and professions.
• To foster full inclusion in these disciplines/professions without regard to race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or perceived physical limitation.
• To apply its resources wisely to appropriately assist in maximizing the contribution of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance to the Quality of Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond.