Healthy Parks Healthy People explores the links between nature and human health

HPHP Central is a place to access and share the latest international research, innovations and programs that focus on the health benefits of human contact with the natural world.

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  Teen Eco Action Week

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  California's Teen Eco Action Week is a summer program that connects inner-city youth to the natural environment through activities and restoration projects in their communities.

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  Eco Everest 2012

  Article

  A unique Mount Everest expedition is using the trek to the top to raise awareness about climate change - and clean up the world's highest peak.

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  SwitzerlandMobility: Making it easy

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  An integrated recreational transport network in Switzerland helps people get active and enjoy time in nature.

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  Healing beyond the bedside

  Article

  The new Royal Children's Hospital building in Melbourne, Australia, is exposing patients - and staff - to the healing powers of nature.

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  Where You Walk Matters

  Article

  The latest research on forest walking suggests exercising in green environments offers health benefits that city strolls can't match.

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  Ecoarchitecture: Is the sky the limit?

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  Malaysian architect and author Dr Ken Yeang has spent 40 years integrating ecological principles into building design, including into city skyscrapers.

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