The Health Benefits of Parks

 health benefits report
As the nation's leading conservation group creating parks in and around cities, The Trust for Public Land launched its Parks for People initiative in the belief that every American child should enjoy convenient access to a nearby park or playground.

This new, fully footnoted white paper—The Health Benefits of Parks: How Parks Help Keep Americans and Their Communities Fit and Healthy—draws from the latest research to outline ways in which parks support and promote healthy lifestyles, particularly in cities, where eighty percent of Americans live, work...and play!

Intended for parks and open space advocates and professionals, The Health Benefits of Parks is intended to make the case for parks as a wise community investment. Topics include:

  • Parks, greenways, and trails enable and encourage people to exercise.
  • Exposure to nature improves psychological and social health.
  • Play is critical for child development.
  • Parks help build healthy, stable communities.

Download The Health Benefits of Parks white paper

Updated 3/2007




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