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For Patients
Welcome!
We are so thrilled that you would like to learn more about the Land-Based Healing | Nature for Healing program. Below you can learn more about the benefits of connecting with nature and find links to other helpful websites.
Nature Prescribing: Research & Resources
We have launched a Nature Prescribing Toolkit which we are currently exploring as an intervention to support adolescent mental health and well-being in a feasibility study at the Children's Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre in collaboration with Western University.
Health of Benefits of Nature Connections
Nature connections can improve our whole health: the health of our mind, body, emotions and spirit.
There is vast knowledge about these benefits, spanning Indigenous Knowledge, cultural and religious stories and text, personal experience, and a rapidly expanding library of Western scientific literature.
Browse this page for an overview and summary of the health benefits of nature, our program, and links to helpful resources and articles that you can dive into. This includes resources and research our team has created with the patients, families, Knowledge Keepers, staff and physicians we connect with.
How Does Nature Benefit Your Health?
What is a Nature Prescription?
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Now that you have you nature prescription, here are different ways you can connect to nature
3 / Higher Levels of Physical Activity and Feelings of Social Connection
Quick Primer: Examples of the Health Benefits of Nature
In this video, Dr. Anna Gunz and Nicole Yawney talk about the Land-Based Healing | Nature for Healing program.
Land-Based Healing|Nature for Healing
In the Media
Scholarly Journal Articles
Reading Material
Mental health benefits of interactions with nature in children and teenagers: a systematic review
Ornamental Indoor Plants in Hospital Rooms Enhanced Health Outcomes of Patients Recovering from Surgery
Stress-reducing effects of indoor plants in the built health care environment: The mediating role of perceived attractiveness
Nature-Based Social Prescribing in Urban Settings to Improve Social Connectedness and Mental Well-being: a Review
Health Benefits from Nature Experiences Depend on Dose
Horticultural therapy in a psychiatric in-patient setting
Therapeutic Influence of Plants in Hospital Rooms on Surgical Recovery
