UW News
Barbara Toews
January 28, 2019
Even a one-hour ‘planting party’ can lift spirits, build skills among women in prison, study shows
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Exposure to nature, even through a brief gardening activity, can improve well-being among women in prison, a UW Tacoma-led study finds.