Trees for Health
Supported by Trees for Life’s, Trees for Heroes program, Trees for Health is a coalition of passionate organizations partnering with health facilities, municipalities, and conservation authorities to plant trees in honour of health workers.
Health workers are doing everything they can to keep us healthy
Let's return the favour by increasing green spaces where they work.
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Because…
Balance ecosystems by creating habitats for several species including migratory birds & pollinators;
Will intercept and clean more than 4,400 Olympic size swimming pools of water every year;
Stop dangerous run-off from polluting rivers and lakes by preventing erosion & stabilizing soil;
purifient l’air en séquestrant plus de 550 000 tonnes de CO2 au cours des 50 premières années de leur vie;
Produce enough oxygen for nearly 5 million people per day
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Research shows that access to nature and green spaces benefits our mental & physical health. This includes positive outcomes for heart rates & blood pressure, stress levels, mood & self-esteem, obesity, type 2 diabetes, postoperative recovery, birth weight, children’s cognitive development, and cardiovascular disease, plus many others.
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A thank you to health workers is long overdue and our planet needs our help to fight climate change. We aim to pay tribute to health workers across Ontario by planting thousands of trees in their honour.
Thanks so much to these incredible health facilities and municipalities who helped us get our roots in the ground.
Participating Facilities and Tree Numbers
City of Edmonton: 18,750 trees planted
Town of Huntsville: 100 trees planted
Wentworth Lodge (Trees for Hamilton): 15 trees planted
Bruce’s Mill: 450 trees planted
Beaver Woodland: 500 trees planted
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: 501 trees planted
City of Markham: 500 trees planted
Beechwood Cemetery: 61 trees planted
Pierre Rocque Park: 100 trees planted
Sunnybrook Hospital: St. John’s Rehab: 1 trees planted
Sunnybrook Hospital: Bayview Campus: 1 trees planted
St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital: 1 trees planted
Stratford General Hospital: 1 trees planted
Seaforth Community Hospital: 1 trees planted
Clinton Public Hospital: 1 trees planted
Groves Memorial: 1 trees planted
Brantford General Hospital: 1 trees planted
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance: 1 trees planted
Bluewater Health: 1 trees planted
Guelph General Hospital: 1 trees planted
London Health Sciences Centre (Victoria Campus): 1 trees planted
St Thomas Elgin General Hospital: 1 trees planted
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre: 1 trees planted
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital: 1 trees planted
Wallaceburg Hospital: 1 trees planted
Hamilton General Hospital: 32 trees planted
St. Peter's Hospital: 25 trees planted
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton: 5 trees planted
The Ottawa Hospital: General Campus: 1 trees planted
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario: 1 trees planted
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton: 5 trees planted
Town of Pelham: 98 trees planted
Town of Tillsonburg: 100 trees planted
City of St. Thomas: 15 trees planted
City of Hamilton: 980 trees planted
Town of Lincoln: 3 trees planted
Total Tree Count:
22,258 trees
Join the movement!
Are you a health worker who wants to green up your workplace? Do you have land and want to plant trees in honour of your local health workers? We’d love to hear from you!
Please download our Trees for Health document to learn more. If you have any further questions or are ready to get the conversation started, feel free to reach out.
Photo by Klaus Nielsen
Studies show that access to nature and green spaces benefits our mental and physical health.
Lets give back to health workers what they’ve given us!
Trees for Health Partners
These plantings could not be possible without the support of our incredible partners.