Nature and Health: How Does Lifestyle and Environment Affect Health and Wellness

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine if and how implementing nature prescriptions can increase time in nature and improve health to yield an actionable understanding of the nature-health connection. It aims to explore how public green spaces can be better used to improve individual and community health. Finally, this study aims to advance science by conducting a randomized controlled trial to improve understanding of the linkages between time in nature and human health.

Conditions

• Chronic Disease
• Risk Reduction
• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Physical Inactivity
• Sleep
• Depression
• Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Park prescription

The park prescription given by the patients care-provider includes information about the health benefits of spending time in nature and detailed information about the parks in the neighboring area. As well as access to a web-based platform called ParkRx which includes information and details about events in the parks in the study area. Together with information about the frequency and duration of visits to the parks.

BEHAVIORAL

Regular health advice

Regular health advice relating to lifestyle factors that can decrease the risk of chronic disease and/or reducing the burden of an existing chronic disease. Areas included are diet, physical activity, sleep, stress and medications.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)

  collaborator OTHER

• Richard King Mellon Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Stanford University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gretchen Daily, PhD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-18

Primary Completion

2025-04-23

Completion

2025-04-23

Countries

• United States

Study Locations