Jul 11, 2023 | In the News

The Salt Lake Tribune: Equitable Access to the Outdoors will Improve Health and Conservation in Utah and Other States

"All of the participants in the alliance have a very real commitment to groups of people who have been underserved by nature before — not only particular ethnic groups who have lacked access to the health benefits of nature, but also groups with physical limitations that make getting outside difficult, such as people with disabilities, senior citizens and incarcerated individuals." Nalini Nadkarni, professor emeritus School of Biological Sciences University of Utah — Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife

Nalini Nadkarni, a Nature and Health researcher and Nature and Health Alliance member, is featured in The Salt Lake Tribune. In this piece, Nalini highlights how emerging cross-disciplinary collaborations are unlocking new findings in the field of nature and health. She also discusses the Alliance’s commitment to increasing access to nature.