Park Prescription Program Toolkit

The Park Prescription Program Toolkit is an interactive, step-by-step guide for agencies interested in starting their own Park Prescription program.

Park Prescription programs (also called ParkRx) involve health or social service providers encouraging people to spend time in nature to improve their health and well-being. They can be as diverse as the communities for which they are designed and often include collaboration between park and public land agencies, healthcare providers, and community partners.

This toolkit was created by the Institute at the Golden Gate using the lessons learned from the Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area Collaborative, in partnership with National ParkRx leaders, and with support from Kaiser Permanente.

You'll find sample meeting agendas, worksheets, training videos, reports with case examples, and much more!

To get started, click on the tile below that best corresponds to your work.

Clinical

for those providing clinical care to improve individual health outcomes

Public Health

for those in local health departments to improve population health outcomes

Community

for those who work with communities that would enjoy and benefit from time in parks

Parks

for those who provide park settings or recreation services to the public

Promotional resources for Park Prescription programs

The resources below will help educate others on your ParkRx program and will assist with branding your materials. These resources were created in partnership with the National Park Service, NEEF, NRPA, Park Rx America, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.