Promoting green health
Sharing good practice examples of promotional initiatives and providing communications materials to help you promote green health.
A key objective of Our Natural Health Service is to raise awareness of the benefits and opportunities to use the outdoors to foster better health and well-being.
NatureScot has worked with a range of partners to get the message across to target audiences – see the communications materials that have been developed and feel free to make use of them.
Infographics
This set of infographics aims to convey key messages about the benefits of green exercise, and how it can help address physical, mental and social health issues.
Green Health Week
These Green Health Week graphics can be used to help promote Green Health Week.
Animations
The following animations are available for use by anyone to promote green health.
Designed to be used in health care settings such as health centre reception areas, this short-animated film promotes the range of health benefits of being in, and being active in, the outdoors.
Promoting green exercise in Scotland.
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Duration
01:37
Making more use of Scotland’s outdoors as Our Natural Health Service - a short animation promoting the use of local green spaces by all ages and abilities to contribute to health and wellbeing.
NatureScot and Young Scot launched a campaign in 2018 inspiring young women to get outside. Freshspace, has been co-designed by young women to highlight and address the issues that stop girls spending time outdoors. The project aims to promote the range of health and wellbeing benefits that our natural environment can provide for teenage girls aged 14-18 in Scotland, and includes a series of unique animations. Find the animation series here.
Resources for Practitioners
The following resources may be useful for those delivering, or hoping to deliver, green health programmes.
- Guidance produced by the University of Stirling for those wanting to set up new greenspace programmes for people with poor mental health and substance dependence:
Other Resources
- RSPB have a nature prescriptions initiative. You can read about their report on their urban pilot of nature prescriptions in Edinburgh, and download the leaflet they developed with NHS Lothian.
- WWF also are also offering a free wellbeing pack with tips and ideas for getting a daily dose of nature.
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