Can parks help lower health care costs? New efforts in Southeast Michigan say yes

“We’re placing over 1,000,000 {dollars} into bettering our trails and the general accessibility to our Metroparks,” McMillan says. “Trails are so exceptionally necessary and [they] play a giant position in serving to individuals’s well being, as they’re a driver to getting individuals on the market.”

Parks collaborate on neighborhood well being enchancment plan

To the north of the Metroparks system, parks are a key a part of the Community Health Improvement Plan for St. Clair County (CHIP), which has been underway since 2019. The initiative is concentrated on bringing well being concerns into policymaking throughout sectors to handle well being disparities and promote well being fairness in St. Clair County. Facilitated by the St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission, CHIP is a collaborative effort of neighborhood companions working collectively to establish methods to enhance the well being and high quality of lifetime of the county’s practically 160,000 residents. 

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