2. THE HEALTHY PARKS TOOL PRIMARY PURPOSES: INCREASE AWARENESS OF NATURE AND HEALTH CONNECTIONS; PROMOTE PARK VISITATION EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTH BENEFITS AND SOCIAL COHESION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY; FACILITATE DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS IN PARKS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY ENGAGEMENT IN NATURE BY MODELLING BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE; CREATE, REINFORCE, AND SUPORT COLLECTIVE ACTIONS TOWARDS ACHIEVING A JUST, HEALTHY, AND SUSTAINABLE PLANET.

3. HEALTHY PARKS TOOL CONCEPTUALIZATION Organize the evidence Review the evidence Validate the evidence Gray Literature Existing Tools Systematic Review (Equitable Park Access) Categories Pile sorting Conceptualization of the Healthy Park Tool Enlist expert working groups Field testing

4. HEALTHY PARKS TOOL PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT Ideation Experimentation Discovery Conceptualization of the Healthy Park Tool

5. What is a Healthy Park?

6. a space that sustains life; contributes to people’s physical, mental, and spiritual health; and promotes and fosters social, economic, and environmental wellbeing. A Healthy Park is...

7. Park as Health Settings Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play, and love. The Ottawa Charter, WHO (1986)

8. Culture Biodiversity Recreation & Eco- tourism Healthy Food & Nutrition A Healthy Park { Categories of a healthy park

9. Biodiversity Recreation & Eco- Tourism Culture Healthy Foods & Nutrition Access Healthy Park Categories

10. A Healthy Park { 4 Park Health Dimensions Accessibility Environmental Sustainability Financial Sustainability Safety & Security

11. 4 People Health Dimensions Healthy Park { SOCIAL HEALTH PHYSICAL HEALTH SPIRITUAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH

13. Join Us!

14. For more information contact: Diana Allen, US National Park Service Diana_allen@nps.gov Daniel Buss, Pan American Health Organization bussd@paho.org Derrick Taff bdt3@psu.edu Diana_allen@nps.gov bussd@paho.org bdt3@psu.edu