PaRx: Canada’s National Nature Prescription Program

PaRx is an initiative of the BC Parks Foundation, driven by health-care professionals who want to improve their patients’ health by connecting them to nature. Featuring practical resources like quick tips and patient handouts, its goal is to make prescribing time in nature simple, fun and effective.

Each prescriber who registers with PaRx will receive a nature prescription file, a unique provider code, and instructions for how to prescribe and log nature prescriptions.

The core aim of the program is to encourage patients to incorporate outdoor experiences in their local communities into their daily routines. Patients can also access special offers from its proud partners to reduce their barriers to nature access across Canada.

Park Prescriptions began as a grassroots movement in the United States over a decade ago, and have now spread to countries around the world. PaRx is proud to be Canada’s national, evidence-based nature prescription program.

Side effects of connecting to nature may include: