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Two people are sat in a garden and potting some seedlings. Both people are working on one tray. They are sat in front of a fence and next to a flower bed, where you can see seedlings growing.

Greater Manchester will receive a slice of nearly £4 million national funding to build on the success of its Nature for Health programme

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A group of smiling people at community growing project RHS Bridgewater Hall standing on a path surrounded by lush green plants.

Dr Masanaga Yamawaki from Japan visited Greater Manchester to find out more about the Nature for Health project.

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Consultant surgeon Sotonye Tolofari standing in front of ThisVanCan, a mobile NHS prostate cancer clinic.

A new NHS mobile ‘clinic in a van’ is coming to Middleton and Rochdale so staff can talk to men about their risk of prostate cancer. The ThisVanCan roadshow is aimed at black men aged over 45 who are more at risk of developing prostate cancer than other men. 1 in 4 black men will develop prostate cancer.

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AN NHS 'clinic in a van’ is rolling into Bolton so staff can talk to men about their risk of prostate cancer.

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A group of nine smiling people standing in a tunnel made of bamboo growing over arched supports in the Petrus Community Garden.

Greater Manchester has been testing how nature-based activities can support communities facing the biggest health inequalities as one of seven national green social prescribing areas.

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Woodwork workshopa bench with lots of tools and materials on.

This Social Prescribing Day, 9 March 2023, we are celebrating the individuals and organisations helping people live well in communities across the region.