The Center’s landmark park prescription program, Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday (SHINE), is a partnership with the East Bay Regional Parks District and UCSF. SHINE provides low-income East Bay families exposure to the outdoors and environmental education, and trains doctors to “prescribe” nature. The Center for Nature and Health has engaged more than 2000 children and caregivers in over 100 monthly field trips. Outings include free transportation from our main campus, food, and the participation of a trained naturalist. For many families, this has been their first time visiting a regional park.
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Design and evaluation of a park prescription program for stress reduction and health promotion in low-income families: The Stay Healthy in Nature Everyday (SHINE) study protocol. Nooshin Razani, Michael A. Kohn, Nancy M. Wells, Doug Thompson, Hanna Hamilton Flores, George W. Rutherford Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Sep 29 Published online 2016 Sep 29. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.09.007