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Health Benefits of Parks: Trust for Public Land

WEBCombating the Health Hazards of Climate Change. As our climate continues to change, parks can help combat the negative effects on public health. Green spaces …

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The Power of Parks to Promote Health

WEBIt found that park and playground access was “significantly associated” with increased physical activity, especially on weekdays, and contributed to lower BMIs …

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The Healthiest Place in Town

WEBOne-third of Americans, including 28 million children, lack safe, easy access to a park within a 10-minute walk of home. Urge your senators to allocate funding to …

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Drinking Water and Public Health

WEBThroughout history, the contaminants in source waters have changed, as has our understanding of what is safe and what is not. The introduction of chlorine in the early …

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2023 ParkScore Report: The Power of Parks to Promote Health

WEBThis year's ParkScore index ranks park systems in the 100 most populous U.S. cities, and our 2023 ParkScore report underscores how powerful parks can be for …

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Benefits of Parks White Paper

WEBBenefits of Parks White Paper. As the nation's leading conservation group creating parks in and around cities, The Trust for Public Land has launched its Parks for People initiative …

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The Toolkit for Health, Arts, Parks and Equity

WEBThrough The Toolkit for Health, Arts, Parks, and Equity (HAP-E), we are proud to partner with the National Association of County and City Health Officials to offer health …

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Study Shows How City Parks Can Help Improve Health

WEBWashington D.C. 2011-03-16. American cities can take a variety of steps to make their city parks more attractive to local residents, and those actions could help people be …

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Economic & Health Benefits

WEBThe Trust for Public Land’s research into best practices in planning, design, and programming helps communities maximize the health benefits of their park systems. …

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How well do you know your city parks

WEBEach year, The Trust for Public Land compiles the City Parks Facts report—the nation’s most complete compilation of data about urban parks in the nation’s …

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Our Mission: Trust for Public Land

WEBQuality parks and green spaces are fundamental for sustaining equitable, resilient communities. Access to nature and the outdoors—close to home, in the cities and …

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Parks and an Equitable Recovery

WEBBy Ronda Chapman. Our data shows major disparities in access to the outdoors. In the 100 most populated cities, neighborhoods where most residents identify …

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Trust for Public Land: Who We Are

WEB50 Years of Outside for All. We were founded in 1972 on the conviction that all people need access to nature and the outdoors, close to home, in the cities and communities where …

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Research & Reporting: Trust for Public Land

WEBCreated to assess the impacts of conservation efforts, Conservation Almanac allows you to discover, analyze, and map the results of federal, state, and local funding for …

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Dollars and Sense: Economic Benefits of Community Green Spaces

WEBConservation and Our Health. As a country, our poor health is no secret. Among OECD countries, the U.S. has the highest death rates for avoidable or treatable …

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Hit the books in our favorite outdoor classrooms

WEBThe National Park Service is marking its hundredth birthday with a special gift to kids. In a bid to get more students and families outdoors, the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative is …

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Parks Provide Billions of Dollars in Benefits to NYC Residents Every

WEBToday, Trust for Public Land released a report analyzing the economic benefits that parks and open spaces provide residents of New York City — the first …

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TheHealth Benefits Parks

WEB116 New Montgomery Street Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 495-4014 www.tpl.org. The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, …

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Partnership to Build Riverfront Park Along Passaic River (NJ)

WEBNewark, NJ, 3/18/2009: Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor Stefan Pryor, Toni L. Griffin, Director of Community Development, and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced …

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