Article Category: Health, fitness and well-being

Council has adopted a local version of the Heart Foundation’s Healthy by Design guidelines.

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Guidelines

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Cardinia Shire Council : 2017

Based on strong evidence and generations of traditional knowledge, Healthy Parks Healthy People (HPHP) has become a global movement that showcases the connection between healthy environments and positive human health […]

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Report

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Parks Victoria: 2020

This review identifies significant research that has not previously been compiled. It provides key information for decision making by park managers, forming the basis of a program of future research […]

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Report

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Deakin University, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences : Parks Victoria, Melbourne: 2002

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Maller, Cecily (Author); St Leger, Lawrence (Author); Townsend, Mardie (Author); Brown, Peter (Author)

Nature’s goods and services are the ultimate foundations of life and health. A key mechanism for accessing the health benefits of nature is through parks. This report has reviewed the […]

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Report

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Parks Victoria: 2015

Authors

Henmderson-Wilson, Claire (Author); Warner, Elyse (Author); Weiss, Lauren (Author); Townsend, Mardie (Author)

Natural environments may be important for subjective wellbeing, yet evidence is sparse and measures of nature are unspecific. We used linear regression models to investigate the relationship between greenness, biodiversity […]

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Journal article

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Elsevier: 2019

Authors

Hahsde, Amy (Author); Breed, Martin (Author); Davernab, Melanie (Author); Mavoaa, Suzanne (Author)