Nature and Greenspaces Resources for Health Professionals
There is a range of resources and evidence based studies and reports available that can help you explain why nature is good for people. Research in this area is growing and is adding to our understanding of how nature can positively affect our physical and mental wellbeing. There is also an important link between spending time outdoors in nature and how physically active we are.
Please see the resource links below:
- Handbook for Nature on Prescription to promote mental health, University of Exeter
- NASP social prescribing playbook NASP
- Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: the role of nature-based interventions - NECR228 (naturalengland.org.uk)
- A review of nature-based interventions for mental health care - NECR204 (naturalengland.org.uk)
- Social Farms and Gardens case studies and information
- The Conservation Volunteers
- Nature Prescriptions | The RSPB The Edinburgh Pilot
- Thriving-With-Nature-compressed.pdf (mentalhealth.org.uk)
- What is the Best Dose of Nature and Green Exercise for Improving Mental Health? A Multi-Study Analysis | Environmental Science & Technology (acs.org)
- http://bit.ly/NatureConnectionHandbook Nature Connection Handbook (University of Derby with support from Natural England)
- Festival of National Nature Reserves (nationaltrail.co.uk) 2022 is the ‘Festival of National Nature Reserves’
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC8mPb6_scg A short video film focussing on Green Social Prescribing, done as part of the GSP Test & Learn Pilot Project in Yorkshire & Humber