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Providers

Health care providers of all specialties are encouraged to provide a park prescription for patients that can benefit from time outdoors.

Resources

Golden Gate Institute Guide For Healthcare Providers and ParkRx
A good list of the published literature up to July, 2017: Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda
Association of Forest and Nature Therapy
The Health Benefits of Urban Nature: How Much Do We Need?
Effects of park walks and relaxation exercises during lunch breaks on recovery from job stress: Two randomized controlled trials
Bringing Outdoor Therapies Into Mainstream Mental Health
Fong K, Hart J and James P (2018) A Review of Epidemiologic Studies on Greenness and Health: Updated Literature Through 2017, Current Environmental Health Reports
What are the Benefits of Interacting with Nature?
Outside magazine recent article
Spending 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and well-being
2019 NY Times article
Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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