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About Us Nature and Health

WEBAbout Us. Who We Are. Nature and Health is a collaboration of nearly 400 researchers, healthcare providers, policymakers, and community members who are passionate about improving the health of all people, particularly those who face systemic health and environmental inequities. We seek to understand how nature improves human health

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Nature and Health: Perspectives and Pathways

WEBProgress has been made on empirical fronts based on perspectives from psychology, epidemiology, sociology, exposure science, urban design, and other disciplines. Studies have revealed ways in which health outcomes differ by population characteristics (e.g., socioeconomic status), individual differences (e.g., states of baseline mental health

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The Health and Wellbeing Effects of Forests, Trees and Green Space

WEBThis chapter provides an overview of the empirical evidence regarding the association between green space in general, and forests and trees in particular, and health outcomes. The evidence is organised by life stage, and within the three life stages – early life (Section 3.2.), adulthood (Section 3.3.) and the elderly (Section 3.4.) – by

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Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves

WEBThe emerging field of planetary health aims to understand how these changes threaten our health and how to protect ourselves and the rest of the biosphere. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves provides a readable introduction to this new paradigm. With an interdisciplinary approach, the book addresses a wide range of health

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Research Collaborative Nature and Health

WEBNature and Health conducts research to better understand the benefits of time spent in nature and how to leverage them. Through ten years of research, we have demonstrated the reciprocal relationship between nature and human well-being in different ways and from a variety of perspectives and approaches. While we already understand that even a

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Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Well-Being, …

WEBAbstract. In Making Healthy Places, Second Edition: Designing and Building for Well-Being, Equity, and Sustainability, planning and public health experts Nisha D. Botchwey, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin bring together scholars and practitioners from across the globe in fields ranging from public health, planning, and urban design, to …

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Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda

WEBConclusions. Nature contact may offer a range of human health benefits. Although much evidence is already available, much remains unknown. A robust research effort, guided by a focus on key unanswered questions, has the potential to yield high-impact, consequential public health insights.

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Nature and Health Nature and Health

WEBWe then consider research on pathways between nature and health involving air quality, physical activity, social cohesion, and stress reduction. Finally, we discuss methodological issues and priorities for future research. The extant research does describe an array of benefits of contact with nature, and evidence regarding some benefits is

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Hope, Health, and the Climate Crisis Nature and Health

WEBHope has been viewed since ancient times as a bedrock of human thriving, and contemporary evidence suggests that hope is a determinant of health. However, the climate crisis, in addition to its many direct and indirect threats to human health, erodes hope in many people. This article describes medical aspects of hope and hopelessness, …

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Health Equity and Nature During COVID-19 Nature and Health

WEBHealth Equity and Nature During COVID-19. On April 28, 2021 Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts and Dr. Gail C. Christopher joined us as guest speakers to discuss structural racism at the intersections of #BlackLivesMatter, COVID-19, health equity, and nature.. Jennifer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public …

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2022 Nature and Health Symposium: Body, Mind, and Soul: A …

WEBCoco Alarcon PhD Student, Global Health in the Implementation Science. Coco is a Peruvian architect, landscape architect, and public health researcher.

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Nature and Health Researcher Kathleen Wolf Featured in Recent …

WEBNature and Health Researcher Kathleen Wolf Featured in Recent White House Fact Sheet. As the climate continues to change, so too must our response in how we address it.

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Building Healthy Community Environments: A Public Health …

WEBCitation. Koehler, K., Latshaw, M., Matte, T., Kass, D., Frumkin, H., Fox, M., … & Burke, T. A. (2018). Building healthy community environments: a public health

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COVID-19, the Built Environment, and Health Nature and Health

WEBCitation. Frumkin, H. (2021). COVID-19, the built environment, and health. Environmental Health Perspectives, 129(7), 075001.

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The Journal of Climate Change and Health: Hope, Health, and the …

WEBHoward Frumkin published an article in The Journal of Climate Change and Health that offers ways for health professionals to consider hope as a path forward for themselves, their patients, and future generations. Los Muertos Crew. The Sun Peeking Between the Leaves, photo by Los Muertos Crew. Read the article.

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Returning to our Roots: Tribal Health and Wellness Through Land …

WEBMethods This pilot tested, co-designed and implemented a land-based healing pilot study among Houma women utilizing a health promotion leadership approach and utilized semi-structured interviews among 20 UHN women to identify a UHN health framework to guide future results. Results The findings indicated that RTOR was a feasible pilot project.

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An Ecosystem Service Perspective on Urban Nature, Physical …

WEBFigure 1. Conceptual model of the relationships among urban nature (as part of the urban system), PA (quantity and quality), and health, alignedwith an ecosystem service approach.

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Parks have social superpowers. Let’s make more of them.

WEBThe social superpowers of parks play out in several ways: Social isolation. Segregation and polarization. Trust in institutions. Civic engagement. Read more in this Special to The Seattle Times: Parks have social superpowers. Let’s make more of them. Howard Frumkin, DrPH, MPH Senior vice president, Trust for Public Land Professor …

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BIPOC Research Collective at Nature and Health: Actions for …

WEBBIPOC Research Collective at Nature and Health: Actions for Restoration, Sustainability and Health Story by Allie Long. The traditional depiction of nature in research—as well as in US History, literature, art and most academic inquiries—is largely conceptualized to fit white-dominant narratives.

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Call for UW Student Posters Nature and Health

WEBCall for UW Student Posters Calling UW students studying fields related to Nature and Health—share your work at the Northwest Nature and Health Symposium on May 1!

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