Nature-based interventions for health and wellbeing. What works?
A summary of evidence from recent systematic reviews
June 2023
Laura Harrison,1 Peter Coventry,1 Hannah Armitt,2 Carolyn Chew-Graham,3 Rachel Churchill,1 Patricia Darcy,1 Martin Dallimer,4 Sarah Knowles,1 Piran White.1 1. University of York, 2. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 3. Keele University, 4. University of Leeds Funded by Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP)
What are nature-based interventions for health?
You can click on the diagrams for more information
Most nature-based interventions have three elements:
Health and wellbeing benefits
Mental health
Physical health:
Social interactions
Activity
Physiological
Natural space
Activity
Group & facilitation
Timing & dose
Who benefits?
What we know: all nature-based interventions.
All nature-based interventions
Natural space
Activity
Group & facilitation
From 12 systematic reviews published 2017 - 2022 Click below to read the studies
Coventry et al. 2021;
Djernis et al. 2019;
Gritzka et al. 2020;
Kotera et al. 2021;
Britton et al. 2020;
Corazon et al. 2019;
Mygind et al. 2019b;
Tillmann et al. 2018;
Lahart et al. 2019;
Moula et al. 2022;
Mygind et al. 2019a;
Zhang et al. 2017
What we know: ecotherapy interventions.
Ecotherapy nature-based interventions
Natural space
Ecotherapy
Group & facilitation
Coventry et al. 2021;
Djernis et al. 2019;
Britton et al. 2020;
Gritzka et al. 2020;
Mygind et al. 2019b
What we know: exercise interventions in green/blue space
Exercise nature-based interventions
Natural space
Exercise
Group & facilitation
Coventry et al. 2021;
Britton et al. 2020;
Kotera et al. 2021;
Lahart et al. 2019
What we know: horticulture interventions
Horticulture nature-based interventions
Not studied in reviews
Natural space
Horticulture
Group & facilitation
Just adults
Coventry et al. 2021;
What we don't know
How well the health measures used represent long-term change that matters to people
The impact of the type and quality of the natural space
How different elements of the nature-based intervention interact to result in benefits
Natural space
Activity
Group
Do people with different needs and backgrounds have different outcomes
The most helpful 'dose' for different nature-based interventions
Get the evidence summary report here
For more information please email: Dr Laura Harrison laura.harrison@york.ac.uk Prof Piran White piran.white@york.ac.uk
This research was funded by the Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP).
With thanks to our anonymous participants and The Canal and River Trust, DIAMONDS Voice, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Horton Community Farm, Hyde Park Source, Leeds Mindfulness Co-operative, Lemon Balm, LGAP network, Linking Leeds, LS14 Trust, National Academy for Social Prescribing, Natural England, Running Seeds, Space2, Smile Foundation, Thrive.NEL and TCV (The Conservation Volunteers). CCG is part funded by West Midlands ARC.
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Nature-based interventions for health and wellbeing. What works?
A summary of evidence from recent systematic reviews
June 2023
Laura Harrison,1 Peter Coventry,1 Hannah Armitt,2 Carolyn Chew-Graham,3 Rachel Churchill,1 Patricia Darcy,1 Martin Dallimer,4 Sarah Knowles,1 Piran White.1 1. University of York, 2. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 3. Keele University, 4. University of Leeds Funded by Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP)
What are nature-based interventions for health?
You can click on the diagrams for more information
Most nature-based interventions have three elements:
Health and wellbeing benefits
Mental health
Physical health:
Social interactions
Activity
Physiological
Natural space
Activity
Group & facilitation
Timing & dose
Who benefits?
What we know: all nature-based interventions.
All nature-based interventions
Natural space
Activity
Group & facilitation
From 12 systematic reviews published 2017 - 2022 Click below to read the studies
Coventry et al. 2021;
Djernis et al. 2019;
Gritzka et al. 2020;
Kotera et al. 2021;
Britton et al. 2020;
Corazon et al. 2019;
Mygind et al. 2019b;
Tillmann et al. 2018;
Lahart et al. 2019;
Moula et al. 2022;
Mygind et al. 2019a;
Zhang et al. 2017
What we know: ecotherapy interventions.
Ecotherapy nature-based interventions
Natural space
Ecotherapy
Group & facilitation
Coventry et al. 2021;
Djernis et al. 2019;
Britton et al. 2020;
Gritzka et al. 2020;
Mygind et al. 2019b
What we know: exercise interventions in green/blue space
Exercise nature-based interventions
Natural space
Exercise
Group & facilitation
Coventry et al. 2021;
Britton et al. 2020;
Kotera et al. 2021;
Lahart et al. 2019
What we know: horticulture interventions
Horticulture nature-based interventions
Not studied in reviews
Natural space
Horticulture
Group & facilitation
Just adults
Coventry et al. 2021;
What we don't know
How well the health measures used represent long-term change that matters to people
The impact of the type and quality of the natural space
How different elements of the nature-based intervention interact to result in benefits
Natural space
Activity
Group
Do people with different needs and backgrounds have different outcomes
The most helpful 'dose' for different nature-based interventions
Get the evidence summary report here
For more information please email: Dr Laura Harrison laura.harrison@york.ac.uk Prof Piran White piran.white@york.ac.uk
This research was funded by the Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP).
With thanks to our anonymous participants and The Canal and River Trust, DIAMONDS Voice, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Horton Community Farm, Hyde Park Source, Leeds Mindfulness Co-operative, Lemon Balm, LGAP network, Linking Leeds, LS14 Trust, National Academy for Social Prescribing, Natural England, Running Seeds, Space2, Smile Foundation, Thrive.NEL and TCV (The Conservation Volunteers). CCG is part funded by West Midlands ARC.