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National Parks: A Prescription for Public Health?

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Visiting a national park can save our healthcare system billions of dollars. New research in Adelaide reveals that every visit to a national park saves the health budget almost A$100 ($96). With 22 million national park day trips across Australia in 2019, this adds up to an incredible $2.1 billion in potential healthcare savings.

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