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Park Programs Designed for Community Needs

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The Institute has been analyzing fabulous, unexpected outreach strategies at work in national parks near big cities. We’re finding an underlying philosophical approach that is not intuitive: quit focusing on the park.

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Yosemite Trip
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Reconnecting Youth to Health and Wellness

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Eating wholesome food and engaging in regular physical activity are not things that you start or finish, they are a state of being—a lifestyle.

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Youth outside
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Race and the Great Outdoors

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Here at the Institute, we’ve been reading Carolyn Finney’s new book Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors.

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Crab Cove Outing
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Physical Activity Through Fun

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When we got to East Bay Regional Park District’s Crab Cove, it was hot, and we were late. My own children sat down and announced they were not participating.
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Planning for the future of health and parks using Collective Impact

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Last Thursday, Institute staff HPHP: Bay Area champions attended a “Collaboration for Great Impact” workshop.

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Parks and social cohesion
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The Built Environment, Parks, and Social Cohesion

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How do we create positive interactions within these important spaces?

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Crab Cove
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Healing by Being Together in Nature

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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Primary Care Clinic has partnered with the East Bay Regional Park District to bring families to nature for health. The result has been, in a word, magical.

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Parks: the New Climate Classroom
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This Just In: Insights for Climate Education

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In November, the Institute hosted a conference that explored how to engage audiences and create action on climate change.

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HPHP walk
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Creating Lifelong Park Users, One Walk at a Time

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From an economic boost to facilitating social interactions, we may sometimes take the benefits of parks for granted. 
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The Doctor (and the Ranger) Will See You Now

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San Francisco took a huge stride forward last month by committing to fully adopting Park Prescriptions throughout their public health system.
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A Dose of Nature for a Happier, Healthier Life

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If you were to perform an online search for "mental health benefits of nature" you would be met with over 62 million hits.

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Meeting at Cavallo Point
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Connecting at Cavallo Point

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The Institute is delighted to welcome a number of prominent organizations as part of our Institute-rate bookings in partnership with Cavallo Point Lodge.