Miles of Medicine: When War Leads to Trauma, Trails May Lead the Way Out

Charlie Wakenshaw · Washington Trails Magazine · Spring 2021
Featuring Howard Frumkin and Gregory Bratman, Steering Committee members and researchers

In 2008, Joshua Brandon was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the military base near Tacoma, between his second and third tours of duty in Iraq. 

Scientific Reports: Associations Between Green/Blue Spaces and Mental Health Across 18 countries

Authors: Mathew P. White, Lewis R. Elliott, James Grellier, Theo Economou, Simon Bell, Gregory N. Bratman, Marta Cirach, Mireia Gascon, Maria L. Lima, Mare Lõhmus, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Ann Ojala, Anne Roiko, P. 

Memory and Brain Wellness Center: A Memory Garden is Growing

Inspired by the continuing interest in nature and garden experiences in our community, the Memory and Brain Wellness Center is creating a memory garden for people living with dementia. This garden will be located at the Memory Hub, located beside the Frye Art Museum. 

2021 Nature and Health Symposium: Generating Understanding Across Communities and Disciplines

More than 300 participants from across the globe joined us for our first virtual symposium, Generating Understanding Across Communities and Disciplines. Over the three-day conference, over 100 speakers gave presentations related to disciplines such as social and natural sciences, humanities, health, conservation, planning and education that are currently shaping policies, programs, practices, and designs to benefit all people and nature in a variety of settings. 

Health 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. 

Director Joshua Lawler Named Fellow of Ecological Society of America

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. 

UW’s Nature and Health Group Talks Time Outside

Allie Tripp · Washington Trails Association · March 22, 2021
Featuring Josh Lawler, Nature and Health director and Spencer Wood, Nature and Health researcher
Time spent in nature is good for you. 

We condemn anti-Asian hate

Nature and Health mourns and condemns the increased incidents of racially-motivated violence towards the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.* During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rise in hate-based violence. 

‘Forgetting Nature’: Peter Kahn Offers Warning in Short Documentary Film

Peter Kelley · UW News · March 17, 2021
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
The documentary film is brief but its message is powerful: We humans are losing our connection to the natural world, at our great peril. 

Health Professionals and the Climate Crisis: Trusted Voices, Essential Roles

By Edward Maibach, Howard Frumkin, Samantha Ahdoot · World Medical & Health Policy · March 3, 2021
Co-authored by Dr. Howard Frumkin, Steering Committee member and researcher
Climate change has triggered a global public health emergency that, unless adequately addressed, is likely to become a multigenerational public health catastrophe.