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Healthcare Garden Design Certificate of Merit Program
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL

8 day program, May (check website for exact dates)
www.chicagobotanic.org/certificate/hgd

“Healthcare garden design is an emerging area of specialization in which several professions converge to create environments of care. In this professional development program, attendees will discover the many ways gardens provide verifiable health benefits for their patients, staff and visitors. The multi-disciplinary program introduces the latest research in healthcare garden design, demonstrating the benefits of healthcare gardens while providing participants with the expertise, knowledge and tools to effectively design, manage and evaluate such gardens. These garden environments of care maximize the effectiveness of clinical treatments for illness and disabilities, and create passive garden experiences that significantly reduce staff stress and absenteeism, improve patient health, increase client satisfaction and strengthen the bottom line.”

Contact: Amelia Simmons-Hurt
Manager, Certificate Programs
Ph: 847.835.8293
Fax: 847.835.6865
email: school@chicagobotanic.org