“It is becoming a standard medical practice to tell patients to take a hike”
Doctors are increasingly writing new prescriptions for an old remedy- time in nature. As part of the burgeoning Park Rxmovement, health care providers throughout the country are encouraging patients to use parks to reap the benefits of nature’s healing properties.
On April 24, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, health care providers, and hundreds of people celebrated the first National Park Rx Day by participating in outdoor activities.