By, Diana Allen, Health Promotion and Healthy Parks Healthy People Chief and Anne O’Neill, Park Rx Coordinator, National Park Service

Preventable chronic disease afflicts many Americans and there is evidence that parks, nature, and open space can provide health benefits for those suffering from obesity, diabetes, and depression.

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016, and all Americans are encouraged to use the full spectrum of national parks as solutions to current public health problems. …