dai11y 16/09/2021

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Doctor’s orders: ‘Nature prescriptions’ see rise amid pandemic

  • A really interesting article about how a growing number of doctors – particularly pediatricians – in the USA are prescribing walks in the park. The prescriptions are “specific, just like an antibiotic”, with patients told how often they should go, and where.
  • One doctor gave their patient “a one-year pass to Washington’s state park system”, telling her to “go for walks, go camping, do what you need to do”. Patients see weight loss and decreased anxiety. “More than half of my patients who receive a ‘prescription’ for time in nature go ahead and do so successfully,” said one doctor.
  • The prescriptions do face issues of access, where parks in low-income neighbourhoods tend to be smaller and more crowded.

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