ADAPTIVE GARDENING TOOLS
Many assistive products, gadgets, tools, aids, devices and other adaptive equipment
make gardening and yard work easier.
Helpful Strategies:
o Garden in Raised Beds, Window Boxes, or Containers for easier accessibility
o Vertical gardening requires less space for patios and balconies
o Tie cord around tools...
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ADAPTIVE GARDENING TOOLS Many assistive products, gadgets, tools, aids, devices and other adaptive equipment make gardening and yard work easier. Helpful Strategies: o Garden in Raised Beds, Window Boxes, or Containers for easier accessibility o Vertical gardening requires less space for patios and balconies o Tie cord around tools for easy retrieval when dropped o Wear apron with front pockets for storage o Use piece of lightweight pipe to sow seeds without bending Adaptive Tools Easi-Grip Long Reach Tools: Useful for: Individuals with low back pain or limited range of motion. Decreases need for bending during gardening tasks. Easi-Grip Garden Tools: Useful for: Individuals with wrist pain or discomfort, arthritis or carpal tunnel. Provides ergonomic positioning to decrease aggravation. *Available at ICAN for loan or: www. rehabmart. com/category/Easy_Grip_Garden_Tools
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Implications www.
informedesign.
umn.
edu
A Newsletter by InformeDesign.
A Web site for design and human behavior research.
Healing by Design: Healing
Gardens and Therapeutic
Landscapes
“Quality of life,” “well-being,” and “healing” are phrases that embody concepts
being recognized with increasing importance in the...
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Implications www. informedesign. umn. edu A Newsletter by InformeDesign. A Web site for design and human behavior research. Healing by Design: Healing Gardens and Therapeutic Landscapes “Quality of life,” “well-being,” and “healing” are phrases that embody concepts being recognized with increasing importance in the 21st-century. Healthcare costs are climbing. Also, in today’s culture we as individuals are having more demanded of each of us to meet expectations—ours, our family’s, and our employer’s/employee’s. Stress or associated illness can be an outcome. As a result, non-traditional alternatives are being considered as possible healthful options. This issue of Implications illustrates some not-so-new concepts that are gaining renewed acceptance as viable options for consideration. Plant Usage in Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future Within the last 20 years there has been renewed interest in the role of designed natural environments and health. However, the importance of na
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WELL-BEING IN THE THERAPEUTIC GARDEN
FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
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Garden Beautiful Charity Project: Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center,
Therapeutic Garden.
By: Garden Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc.
As part of the Garden Beautiful Charity, Garden Associates
Landscape Architecture, Inc.
is working with the Friends
of Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center’
organization to revitalize the...
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Garden Beautiful Charity Project: Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center, Therapeutic Garden. By: Garden Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc. As part of the Garden Beautiful Charity, Garden Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc. is working with the Friends of Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center’ organization to revitalize the gardens and contemplative area at The Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center in Monmouth County, NJ. The Garden Beautiful program was initiated by the firm in 2007 to bring beautiful gardens to communities throughout New Jersey. As part of the program the Child Advocacy Center was selected in late fall of 2009. Garden Associates Landscape Architecture is committed to the continued success of this program and has donated a detailed site design at the start of 2010 and will be providing coordination and project management for the Child Advocacy Center until the project is completed. Installation of the landscape design will begin this spring by utilizing
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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8
and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.
S.
Department of
Agriculture.
Jack M.
Payne, director, Cooperative Extension Service,
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
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and justice for all
The U.
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Jack M. Payne, director, Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa. . . . and justice for all The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs. ) Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964. File: Hort and LA 2 Resources RG 110 May 2006 Prepared by Cindy Haynes, extension horticulturist; Susan Erickson, PLaCE Program Coordin
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Understanding the Contribution
Parks and Green Spaces can make
to Improving People’s Lives.
Full Report
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Int.
J.
Environ.
Res.
Public Health 2009, 6, 2332-2343; doi:10.
3390/ijerph6092332
International Journal of
Environmental Research and
Public Health
ISSN 1660-4601
www.
mdpi.
com/journal/ijerph
Review
Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health
and Well-Being?
Bjørn Grinde 1,
* and Grete Grindal Patil 2
1
Norwegian...
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 2332-2343; doi:10. 3390/ijerph6092332 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www. mdpi. com/journal/ijerph Review Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being? Bjørn Grinde 1, * and Grete Grindal Patil 2 1 Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway 2 Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway; E-Mail: grete. patil@umb. no * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: bjgr@fhi. no; Tel. : +47-2107-6420; Fax: +47-2107-6447 Received: 22 July 2009 / Accepted: 27 August 2009 / Published: 31 August 2009 Abstract: It is concluded that an environment devoid of Nature may act as a ―discord‖, i. e. , have a negative effect. While the term mismatch is used for any difference between present living conditions and the environment of evolutionary adaptation, di
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| | |HOME FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS MYINFORMEDESIGN LOGIN SEARCH RESEARCH SUMMARIES Help on Search Print View E-mail This Page Home > > > > HospitalView All Categories SPACE Health Care HEALTH BENEFITS OF INCLUDING NATURE WITHIN HOSPITALS Evaluating a Children’s Hospital Garden Environment: Utilization and Consumer Satisfaction Author s Title: Sandra Whitehouse, James W. Varni, Michael Seid, Clare Cooper-Marcus, Mary Jane Ensberg, Jenifer R. Jacobs, and Robyn S. Mehlenbeck Author(s) Name: 2001Year of Publication: Search Related Keywords: Anthropometrics/Functional Requirements/Accessibility Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) Garden Health Effects Hospital Patient Proxemics Sensory Responses Stress Conducted as a (POE), this study examined how (a garden area) within a hospital site affected users. Design Issue post-occupancy evaluation green space Patients’ stress levels increase in hospital environments, however exposure to natural settings has the ability to reduce stress and
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