Healthy parks, healthy people: The health benefits of contact with nature in a park context - A review of relevant literature (2nd Edition)

Parks Victoria has adopted 'Healthy parks, healthy people' as its key message to the community of Victoria. Over recent years, other state-based park management bodies have adopted a similar message, and the Parks Forum (the peak body for park management agencies within Australia and New Zealand) has established as one of its Standing Committees a National Coordination Group for 'Healthy parks, healthy people'. The availability of up-to-date information is essential if these agencies are to increase their understanding of what the 'Healthy parks, healthy people' message means, and to have the capacity to communicate the importance of parks and nature for human health and wellbeing to governments and the…