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The Healing Power of Nature How Green Space is Improving …

WEBThis report compiles some of the most recent evidence underscoring the health benefits of nature in a way that time-crunched urban planners, administrators and decision-makers, …

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What happens inside Sacred Places in hospitals

WEBHospital Sacred Places come in all shapes and sizes — from pocket parks to rooftop gardens to sprawling labyrinths, health care Sacred Places are bringing the healing …

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Reflect & Restore Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness

WEBReflect & Restore | Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness. In recent years scientists have revealed how brief encounters with nearby nature can also help to improve our short and …

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Evidence of Nature Benefits for Mental Wellness #3

WEBExposure to nature was found to increase connectedness to nature, ability to direct attention, positive emotions, and ability to reflect on a life problem. The effects …

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Evidence of Nature Benefits for Mental Wellness #1

WEBWith greater fatigue we are unable to work as well, become irritable, and may feel a general tiredness. Short breaks in nature help to restore the mind from this mental …

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The Importance of Nature in Older Populations

WEBIn older adults, studies show that physical activity in green spaces can be linked to better moods, decreased chance of depression, reduced stress levels and …

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Connecting and Coping: An Interview with Teresia Hazen

WEBThis week we talked with Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR, GMHP, Coordinator of the Therapeutic Garden Program at Legacy Health in Portland, OR. Hazen is one of our …

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Nature for Wellness Healthcare

WEBNature for Wellness — Healthcare Initiative. Physician burnout has been declared a public health crisis — and that was before the pandemic.. Today, forward-thinking healthcare …

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Terrace Garden at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

WEBAbout this Sacred Place. The 6500 square foot suspended green space is connected to the Family Birth Center as well as the Cardiovascular ICU and family waiting rooms; and is …

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In the wake of natural disasters, here’s what we need to do better

WEBKeith Tidball, Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Disaster Education Network at Cornell University. This is turning out to be a very destructive Atlantic hurricane season.

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Innovative hospitals incorporate garden design

WEBThe 6,800 square-foot open-air garden extends along a glass-walled public corridor on the second floor of EMC. It overlooks an atrium of towering trees, colorful …

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Japanese Garden Design, Perception, and Wellness

WEBThis past March, the North American Japanese Garden Design Association held their biennial conference in Florida, themed ‘Japanese Gardens as Places for …

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Unity Center for Behavioral Health Garden

WEBThe Unity Center includes 80 adult patient beds and 22 beds for adolescents, a 24/7 Psychiatric Emergency Department, and also houses organizations that provide …

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This Portland Hospital System is Using Nature to Help its …

WEBWorkplace stress can be brutal. Its effects, researchers have repeatedly found, are both broad and deep, impacting our health, job performance — relationships. …

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Greater & Greener Archives

WEBA Renaissance of Jobs and Positive Change: How Green Spaces Can Create Both. ASLA’s excellent blog The Dirt was also at the Greater & Greener (see our coverage here) …

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Natural Design for Better Health: An Interview with Dr. Roger Ulrich

WEBNatural Design for Better Health: An Interview with Dr. Roger Ulrich. September 24, 2013. Design & Restorative Places, Health, Healthcare Sacred Place, …

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RESEARCH BRIEF REFLECT & RESTORE

WEBRESEARCH BRIEF | February, 2014. A. holistic, optimistic approach to health supports productive individuals, and livable communities where people can thrive. Health is not …

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Franklin Square Hospital Garden of Little Angles Archives

WEBDesign & Restorative Places; Disaster recovery; Health; PTSD and Recovery; Social cohesion; Urban Resilience

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