Nature prescribing

Garside, Ruth; Lovell, Rebecca; Husk, Kerryn; Sowman, Georgie; Chapman, Edward

doi:10.1136/bmj.p2745

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“…Garside and colleagues’ editorial discusses the benefits and challenges of nature prescribing, emphasising the importance of nature based activities for improving health and wellbeing 1…”

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Ways to enhance nature prescribing

Desapriya,

Ma,

Illuppelle

et al. 2024

BMJ

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“…Garside and colleagues’ editorial discusses the benefits and challenges of nature prescribing, emphasising the importance of nature based activities for improving health and wellbeing 1…”

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confidence: 99%

Ways to enhance nature prescribing

Desapriya,

Ma,

Illuppelle

et al. 2024

BMJ

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Nature prescribing: we must make our cities as green as possible

Shin

2024

BMJ

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The motivations, interests and concerns of prospective peer leaders of nature-based mental health interventions

Reeves,

Freeman,

Patel-Calverley

et al. 2024

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BackgroundThere is renewed, cross-sectoral interest in nature's contributions to health and how they can be maximised for public and planetary health. Current enquiry is focused on practicalities and what strategies and collaborations are needed to operationalise the nature-health relationship for both people and the environment. Nature-based health interventions (NBIs), especially those within the framework of nature-based social prescribing (NBSP), show promise. However, in the UK, there are limitations to initiating and scaling activities due to issues like: navigating multi-stakeholder partnerships, building a work force and sustaining the provision. The short ‘course’, finite format of NBSP programmes also creates a ‘what next’ moment for participants despite willingness and interest from many participants in peer leadership type activity i.e. offering social support and leadership to help others in their community to partake in nature-based health activities. Aim: To explore peer-led community delivery options for NBIs with prospective peer leaders. Method: We recruited seventeen study participants for a daylong workshop exploring motivations, activities and perceived challenges of prospective peer leaders of NBIs. The study participants had a) been through, or supported delivery/participation of, a UK wetland-based NBSP programme for poor mental health and b) expressed an interest in peer leadership activities. The data underwent reflexive thematic analysis. Results.Motivations of prospective peer leaders to offer nature-based health activities related to the promotion of personal and community wellbeing through learning, sharing nature experiences, creating social connections, and through interests in facilitating a wide range of nature-based and salutogenic activities (e.g. arts/creative, conservation, nature appreciation, mental wellbeing activities). Concerns from peer leaders centred on the practicalities of establishing and safely delivering nature-based activity, on the personal competencies required to deliver NBIs, nervousness with the medicalised nature of social prescribing, and on resource needs for delivery; the latter highlighted the importance of local nature provision for community-led NBI delivery. Conclusions: Community-led NBIs offer potential to broaden public health options, but community concerns need to be addressed first. There is a role for allied NGO organisations, or social prescribing networks, to share resources and support communities and prospective peer leaders to overcome these concerns.

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Nature prescribing

Abstract: Evidence and investment are needed to ensure green social prescribing supports health and aids nature recovery

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Ways to enhance nature prescribing

Ways to enhance nature prescribing

Nature prescribing: we must make our cities as green as possible

The motivations, interests and concerns of prospective peer leaders of nature-based mental health interventions

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