This document summarizes a presentation given to the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association on exploring the intangible and tangible health benefits of parks and gardens. The presentation had three main goals: 1) to expand knowledge of the values of parks and gardens, 2) to explore ways to promote these values, and 3) to inspire and provide tools and resources to support parks and gardens. It covered topics like the economic, biodiversity, and health benefits of public green spaces. The presentation included a group workshop where attendees discussed these benefits and how to effectively gain support for parks.

1. EXPLORING THE
INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE HEALTH
BENEFITS OF PARKS AND GARDENS
Presented to the
British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association
by
Paul Allison
February 20th 2013
© 2013
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2. Goals:
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3. Goals:
1. Expand knowledge of the values of parks
and gardens.
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4. Goals:
1. Expand knowledge of the values of parks
and gardens.
2. Explore ways to promote the values of
parks and gardens.
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5. Goals:
1. Expand knowledge of the values of parks
and gardens.
2. Explore ways to promote the values of
parks and gardens.
3. Inspire and provide tools and resources.
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7. You Are Very Special People!
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8. YOU make a difference to:
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9. YOU make a difference to:
•The Economic Value of Public Space
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10. YOU make a difference to:
•The Economic Value of Public Space
•The Biodiversity of Nature
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11. YOU make a difference to:
•The Economic Value of Public Space
•The Biodiversity of Nature
•The Health and Wellness of People
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12. “There is nothing more profitable in
our lives than communing with nature.
Human beings are originally members
of nature, therefore it is after we blend
ourselves with nature that we are able
to feel the joy of living”.
-Tomatiro Makino
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13. Healing is a matter of time it is also a matter of opportunity
- Hippocrates
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14. LONELINESS
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15. LONELINESS
DEPRESSION
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16. LONELINESS
DEPRESSION
BOREDOM
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30. - RJH Emergency Nurse
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31. “The gardens have
become an important
part of patient care
and provide a place
for patients, families
and staff to sit
quietly, enjoy the
beauty, and reflect”.
Vancouver Island Health Authority Board
General Meeting Minutes of May 31, 2006
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32. “A park in the East end of
London would probably
diminish the annual
deaths by several
thousands, prevent many
years of sickness, and add
several years to the lives of
the entire population”.
- Timothy H Lister 1839
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33. “I shall never forget the rapture
of fever patients over a bunch of
bright-coloured flowers.
I remember (in my own case) a
nosegay of wild flowers being
sent me, and from that moment
recovery becoming more rapid”.
Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not
- Florence Nightingale 1859
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34. “It is one great purpose
of the Park to supply to
the hundreds of
thousands of tired
workers, who have no
opportunity to spend
their summers in the
country, a specimen of
God’s handiwork that
shall be to them,
inexpensively, what a
- Frederick Law Olmsted month of two in the
White Mountains, at
great cost, to those in
easier circumstances”.
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38. Group Workshop (30 minutes total)
Each table to choose a note taker,
a spokesperson and a time keeper
Each table brainstorms and discusses the following questions:
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39. Group Workshop (30 minutes total)
Each table to choose a note taker,
a spokesperson and a time keeper
Each table brainstorms and discusses the following questions:
Q1. 1. What are the tangible and intangible health benefits of
parks and green spaces?
(5 minutes)
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40. Group Workshop (30 minutes total)
Each table to choose a note taker,
a spokesperson and a time keeper
Each table brainstorms and discusses the following questions:
Q1. 1. What are the tangible and intangible health benefits of
parks and green spaces?
(5 minutes)
Q2. 1. How you would use this information to gain support
for parks and greenspaces?
(5 minutes)
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41. Group Workshop (30 minutes total)
Each table to choose a note taker,
a spokesperson and a time keeper
Each table brainstorms and discusses the following questions:
Q1. 1. What are the tangible and intangible health benefits of
parks and green spaces?
(5 minutes)
Q2. 1. How you would use this information to gain support
for parks and greenspaces?
(5 minutes)
Q3. 1. To gain support effectively what kind of skill sets would you
need and/or how would you develop them?
(10 minutes)
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42. Group Workshop (30 minutes total)
Each table to choose a note taker,
a spokesperson and a time keeper
Each table brainstorms and discusses the following questions:
Q1. 1. What are the tangible and intangible health benefits of
parks and green spaces?
(5 minutes)
Q2. 1. How you would use this information to gain support
for parks and greenspaces?
(5 minutes)
Q3. 1. To gain support effectively what kind of skill sets would you
need and/or how would you develop them?
(10 minutes)
Spokesperson reports back on Q3. by selected groups
(10 minutes)
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43. http://benefitshub.ca
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44. Parks don’t create themselves
– people sow their seeds, and
people keep them alive.
Developing a park system
and sustaining it requires
numerous political skills,
including coalition building,
publicizing, advocating,
fundraising, partnering,
speaking and listening.
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46. http://loveparksweek.org.uk
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48. THANK YOU KINDLY!
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49. THANK YOU KINDLY!
APPLAUSE
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50. THANK YOU KINDLY!
APPLAUSE………………….MORE PLEASE!
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