Green Health Publications

In 2018/19, we worked with NHS Lothian and the Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation to develop a Greenspace and Health Strategic Framework for Edinburgh and the Lothians. The Strategy, together with the supporting annexes: policy review, evidence synthesis and logic models, can be accessed here

greenspace scotland has previously worked with partners, including NHS Health Scotland, to produce evidence summaries, a guide to undertaking a health impact assessment of greenspace and developed a greenspace and health outcomes framework.

Download Greenspace and health outcomes framework

Download Health impact assessment of greenspace – a guide

Download The links between greenspace and health - a critical literature review

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Parks4Life FAQs

All your Parks4Life questions answered
New natural capital resource launched by Defra

A new natural capital resource launched by Defra today - Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) is a free-to-use online natural capital resource was launched on 22 January
MULTI-Million Pound Sustainable Transport Blueprint For Pollok Country Park announced

Proposals for an active travel overhaul Pollok Country Park will promote walking, cycling, bus and train travel and are to be delivered in time for the re-opening of the Burrell Collection in 2021.
Planning for Green Infrastructure exemplar planning policy brochure launched

The Glasgow and Clyde Valley (GCV) Green Network Partnership, together with the Central Scotland Green Network Trust (CSGNT), have launched the Planning for Green Infrastructure brochure.

Greenspace and Wellbeing - A Good Practice Guide for Housing Associations

A bilingual Welsh/English good practice guide has been published by Linc Cymru who specialise in affordable housing, social care & health sectors in Wales.
"Every step... is a choice for good"

Schoolchildren from Elgin have recorded a festive song to encourage children nationwide to walk to school during winter. How much greenspace is there in your local school 'run'/walk route?
The shape of parks to come - how design can increase health benefits

The association between urban greenspace and mortality risk is well known, but now there is new, specific research on how the design and distribution of greenspaces affects local community health.
INHERIT Horizon 2020 Policy Toolkit published

Toolkit provides recommendations for policymakers on how to move away from our current ‘take, make, consume, dispose’ models of growth and foster a more ‘INHERIT-able’ future.
NHS Lothian publishes Green Health Strategy

NHS Lothian, Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation and greenspace scotland today (Friday 28 June) published Scotland’s first health board-led Green Health Strategy.
NHS Lothian Green Health

Find out more about our work with NHS Lothian.
Green Health Case Studies

Explore case studies showing how greenspace benefits health and wellbeing.