Scientists, practitioners, community members on a mission to define how time spent in nature improves health and well-being.
We promote research, programs, and policies that align with our mission and vision. Through establishing partnerships with both the local Seattle community and across the US, we offer our expertise, guidance, and support to grow the current body of knowledge around this topic and contribute to the design of health-care, educational, and community settings that benefit all people.
We connect researchers with practitioners, policy makers, and other community members to encourage collaborative efforts that address the needs of our community. We use funds to build pilot projects, establish networks and collaborations, and pursue project specific funding.
Joshua Lawler, Director of Nature and Health and a University of Washington professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been named a 2021 fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
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You are invited to participate in Nature and Health’s Spring Talks on April 28th with Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts and Dr. Gail C. Christopher.
We will discuss structural racism at the intersections of #BlackLivesMatter and COVID-19 to build this ongoing conversation about health equity and nature.
Edited by Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, 2020
Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth’s natural systems—the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate—are our life support systems.
“Generating Understanding Across Communities and Disciplines” is a 3-day virtual conference that will explore current research and thinking on the connections between nature and human health and well-being, and how new insights are shaping policies, programs, practices, and designs to benefit all people and nature in healthcare, education, environmental management, and community settings. This is a unique opportunity for researchers and students in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities; and practitioners and community leaders in health, conservation, planning, education, and related fields to meet, learn from each other, and inspire new cross-cutting ideas and applications on the subject of nature and health.
We are currently accepting abstracts for talks on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: human health outcomes from nature exposure, equity and justice, ecosystem health and human well-being, methods for studying nature and health, and novel applications of research. Due March 19, 2021.
