Webinar Title
Championing Park Equity
Description
A walk in the park is just what the doctor ordered! Being outside helps reduce stress, depression, and anxiety – but not all communities have access to, or feel welcomed, in nature spaces. Learn how Park Prescription (ParkRx) programs are bringing new audiences to parks to enjoy the health benefits of nature.
Learning Objectives
- Scientific evidence about the mental and physical health benefits of time spent in nature.
- How agencies across the state and country are developing community-clinical linkages programs to promote park usage and improve population health.
- How to create green equity and welcoming park experiences to get community residents and families out into nature and the role schools can play in advancing access to park space.
- How to strategically partner with health, healthcare, park agencies, and other multi-sector partnerships to create a ParkRx program.
Presenter
Mikaela Randolph, Consultant for the Children and Nature Network.
Mikaela Randolph serves as a technical assistance consultant for the Children & Nature Network. In this role, she uses her skills to support communities, school districts, and/or cities to equitably connect children to nature. This could be through green schoolyards policies and schoolyard transformations, to elevating green stormwater infrastructure. Her work centers at the intersection of children's health and well-being and the environment. The goal is to ensure all communities are able to thrive. Mikaela has over 15 years of experience working internationally, nationally, and locally on a myriad of urban and social policy issues. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Mikaela is a proud lifelong Angeleno. She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California and bachelor’s degrees in Communication Studies and Urban Studies from Loyola Marymount University.
Webinar: Championing Park Equity
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