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PowerPoint slide titled "Creating and Strengthening Park Prescriptions Programs: A Three-Part Webinar Series
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September 16, 2016

Creating and Strengthening Park Prescription Programs is a three-part webinar series that explores key elements for successful Park Prescription programs.
PowerPoint slide titled "Creating and Strengthening Park Prescriptions Programs: A Three-Part Webinar Series
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September 16, 2016

Creating and Strengthening Park Prescription Programs is a three-part webinar series that explores key elements for successful Park Prescription programs.
Sunlight filters through the silhouetted Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge
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As we put 2022 in the rearview mirror, we find ourselves feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude, for the parks, for our partners, for our park supporters, volunteers, and members, and for our dedicated staff. 2022 was a milestone year for our org and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
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The Power of Park Prescriptions Building on a National Movement is a stock presentation that provides a history and overview of the National ParkRx Initiative.
Hikers near Muir Beach
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Park Prescription Program Toolkit is an interactive, step-by-step guide for agencies interested in starting their own Park Prescription program.
ParkRx Census
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From the start, the Institute has promoted the health benefits of parks and nature, energizing a movement that continues to gain momentum as more evidence shows nature can improve health and well-being.
ParkRx Census
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The Institute at the Golden Gate is helping to advance the health and nature movement, focusing on the potential of the Park Prescription (ParkRx) model.
Faviana Rodriguez by her art installation, "Ancestral Futurism"
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This video captures the importance of the Presidio Activator Council and community-building at Presidio Tunnel Tops.
The bright yellow sun rises and shines through clouds over San Francisco skyline and Crissy Field.
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National parks provide a remarkable public commons where people’s health and well-being are nurtured, where protected lands show vulnerability and also resiliency to climate change, where people of all backgrounds can cross paths, where shared experiences with history and culture offer opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and empathy leading toward community resilience and a sense of our shared humanity and connections with our history and the planet.  

Healthy Park Healthy People
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Parks are valuable, low-cost resources that can counter a growing number of chronic health concerns through the physical and mental health benefits that come from time and activity outdoors.