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Healthy Parks Healthy People research
Deakin University and Parks Victoria have collaborated to produce two research papers on the links between health and contact with nature:
The Health Benefits of Contact with Nature in a Park Context
(PDF 408KB)
The Health Benefits of Contact with Nature in a Park Context: An Annotated Bibliography
(PDF 296KB)
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