Our colleague Dr Amy Mizen, based at Swansea University Medical School, has written a blog for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales describing the NIHR funded Green-Blue Spaces Study. The team have also produced a short video on the outcomes of the first stakeholder workshop.
The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales is responsible for delivering the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. The Well-being of Future Generations Act requires public bodies in Wales to think about the long-term impact of their decisions, to work better with people, communities and each other, and to prevent persistent problems such as poverty, health inequalities and climate change.
The Green-Blue Spaces Study, which aims to investigate whether changes in access to the natural environment – due, for instance, to the provision of a new park or changes in landuse – has an impact on people’s mental health, will contribute to most of the Act’s wellbeing goals, but most obviously to those relating to health, environment and equity:
A Resilient Wales
“A nation which maintains and enhances a biodiverse natural environment with healthy functioning ecosystems that support social, economic and ecological resilience and the capacity to adapt to change.”
A Healthier Wales
“A society in which people’s physical and mental well-being is maximised and in which choices and behaviours that benefit future health are understood”
A More Equal Wales
“A society that enables people to fulfil their potential no matter what their background or circumstances“
The Green-Blue Spaces Study project is funded by the NIHR Public Health Research (project number or ref PHR – 16/07/07)