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Woodlands for Health and Wellbeing:
Why and How
A Practical Guide for Health Care Practitioners and Support Workers wishing to utilise the proven benefits of the natural environment to promote Health and Wellbeing.
About this Guide
This guide was developed by the Coed Lleol partnership in consultation with the National Public Health Service and is aimed at Health Care Practitioners and Support Workers who want to explore innovative options for developing the health and wellbeing of their Service Users. It demonstrates how woodlands and woodland activities can provide unique opportunities for achieving these goals. The guide then explains how to develop a health and wellbeing programme in a woodland setting.
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Contents:
About The Coed Lleol Partnership
About This Guide
Section
A. How
woodlands can be used for health and wellbeing
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Introduction
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What is wellbeing
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How
do woodlands engender Health and Wellbeing?
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Woodland
Activities for Health and Wellbeing
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The
National initiatives for promoting Wellbeing initiatives and Green
Spaces in Wales
Section
B How
to develop a woodlands activity programme
B.1)
Considerations in Developing an Activity Programme
B.1.ii) Selecting
an Activity
B.1.iii) Group
Size
B.1.iv) Supervision
Levels
B.1.v) Duration,
Frequency and Continuity
B.1.vi) Evaluation
and Evidence Gathering
B.1.vii) Planning
for Sustainability
B.2) What
to Consider when Choosing a Woodland Venue
B.3) Where
Can I Find a Local Woodland Venue?
B.4) How
Can I find Service Providers or Potential Project Partners?
B.5) Establishing
and Maintaining Partnerships
B.6) Trainers
/ Service Providers
B.7) Funding
B.8) Legal
Matters
Section
C. CASE STUDIES
C.1) Llanfyllin
Area Resource – MENCAP
C.2) Ceredigion
Communities Exercise Schemes – Woodland Walks
C.3) Hafan
Hedd NHS Resource Centre
Appendix
1 Health
and Safety Procedural Forms
Small
Woods Association/ The Green Wood Trust/ Heartwoods: Activity and
Events Safety Plan
Prompt list for Risk Assessments
Risk Assessment
Service providers/third parties
Disclaimer
References
Index
of Contacts
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