Parks Victoria have pioneered the approach that is Healthy Parks Healthy People. Many organisations, inside and outside the parks sector, are realising the potential of this innovative approach to park management and community well being. Parks Victoria chose and developed Healthy Parks Healthy People as it encompasses all that they are committed to as the parks agency for the people of Victoria. That is, that individual and community health are reliant on a healthy parks system - and that a healthy parks system is integrally linked to the value placed on it by the community. Case studies and the evidence contained in this prospectus show how Healthy Parks Healthy People is much more than just a valuable parks strategy – it is recognising what is already intuitively understood, that people are not separate from nature, but a part of it. The most powerful drug to come from nature; is nature itself. With improved knowledge and deeper understanding from all sectors, the true value of a Healthy Parks Healthy People approach can be realised. Healthy Parks Healthy People is an approach that will protect the world’s two most important assets - nature and humanity.
