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H E A LT H A N D W E L L N E S S

Parks and Health Equity
An avenue to support health and wellness for all
By Viniece Jennings, Ph.D., Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, Ph.D., MPH, and James Dills, MUP, MPH

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arginalized areas often have poor access to quality parks.
This limited access to green space can negatively impact
public health and well-being, especially in communities
already facing numerous challenges to success. The term
" health disparities " refers to major gaps in health between different groups.

Typically, health disparities arise
in groups that experience systemic obstacles to their quality of life
based on race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, gender, physical
or mental disability, geographic location, or forms of discrimination or
exclusion. Addressing these systemic obstacles - and the disparities
they create - requires perspectives
rooted in health equity. Parks and
greens pace strategies need to be
part of these solutions.
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dence suggests that access to parks
and green space may alleviate health
disparities observed in vulnerable
populations. For example, studies
have shown that access to urban
parks is associated with lower risk
of obesity, cardiovascular disease,
diminished mental health and other
health-related concerns. Since health
equity involves the " attainment of
the highest level of health for all
people, " there is an opportunity to be
more thoughtful about the role parks
can play in promoting wellness.

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Our recent commentary, published
in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
describes how parks are related to
various dimensions of health equity. For example, quality parks can
enhance the quality of life in ways
that encourage people to explore the
outdoors, meet others and engage in
various types of physical activity or
exercise. Figure 1, " Illustration of
factors that support health equity, "
is from the article and illustrates the
link between green spaces and some
dimensions of health equity:
Quality parks are just one aspect
of health equity at the community
level. Building a holistic and achievable vision of health equity requires
collaboration from a wide range of



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