Katherine Simmonds
Generating Evidence-Based Guidelines for Green Space Access and Design
Policy Partner:
Zel Bowman-Laberge, Co-chair, Ad Hoc Park Committee, Select Board of the Town of Thomaston, Maine
Generating Evidence-Based Guidelines for Green Space Access and Design
Across the United States, people in rural areas are older, sicker, and poorer than those in urban areas. The roots of these inequities are multi-factorial, and include higher rates of poverty, lack of insurance, and less access to health care. Parks are increasingly recognized as contributors to positive health outcomes, and as a type of healthcare infrastructure in and of themselves. This grant will support further collaboration between Northeastern and the Town of Thomaston, in rural Knox County, Maine, in redesigning the historic 15-acre Green to become a more inviting, well-utilized outdoor park that promotes community health and wellness.
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110 Churchill Hall 360
Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 373–2000
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