Over the past few decades there has been a surge of research on the relationships between nature, built environments and health. Green spaces and green infrastructure, in both rural and urban settings, has been shown to assist in health promotion, preventing mental illness, building community capacity, and improving well-being. Here are some helpful resources to learn more about these benefits and how they are being investigated in Ontario.

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This toolkit is useful to educate oneself on the policies implemented by highlighted municipalities across Ontario. Programs were selected for their application of ecohealth in a municipal context, and are compared to some model programs outside of Ontario to highlight future directions of current policies. The toolkit is helpful to understand ecohealth and how greenspaces promote community health.

This casebook is a useful resource to examine how green infrastructure promotes health and can be used in health interventions. The casebook examines ten types of green spaces that promote health or have been used in health interventions.