The Healing Power of Nature: Increasing Access to East Bay Regional Park's Health Benefits for Diverse Oakland Residents

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Abstract: The East Bay Regional Park system (EBRP) is an expansive natural space in Oakland, a racially and economically diverse urban community in California. This study interviewed local park visitors to understand the perceived health and wellness benefits of Reinhardt Regional Park (a park location within the EBRP system) as well as visitors’ perception of the park’s engagement with the local community. Study participants (n=15) noted extensive physiological and psychological health and wellness benefits of the park, and also noted potential barriers to access, which hinder some community members from experiencing these benefits. EBRP’s position as the largest regional park system in the United States, its location within a diverse urban community, and its history and current vision for community engagement create a nexus of opportunity for EBRP to be leveraged as a powerful public resource for health and wellness.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 2020

Author	McLaughlin, Clare
Author	Pantell, Meg

Subject	Stanford Graduate School of Education
Subject	Policy Organization Leadership Studies
Subject	Environment
Subject	Nature
Subject	Parks
Subject	Environmental Justice
Subject	Access
Subject	Inclusion
Subject	Equity
Subject	Health
Subject	Mental Health
Subject	Public Health Wellness
Subject	Mental Health Disparities
Subject	Health DisparitiesEast Bay
Subject	Oakland
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/ks873yw1163

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Preferred Citation: McLaughlin, Clare and Pantell, Meg. (2020). The Healing Power of Nature: Increasing Access to East Bay Regional Park's Health Benefits for Diverse Oakland Residents. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/ks873yw1163

Policy, Organization Leadership Studies (POLS) Program Field Projects, Graduate School of Education

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