How Going Outside Can Benefit Your Health

Julian Smith · Right as Rain · July 18, 2019
Featuring Josh Lawler, director of Nature and Health, and Dr. Pooja Tandon, Nature and Health researcher
Research shows we’re spending more and more time cooped up indoors. 

Spend Time Outdoors This Summer to Reap Health Benefits

University of Washington · Seattle Times · June 27, 2019
Featuring Josh Lawler, director of Nature and Health, and Dr. Pooja S. Tandon, Nature and Health researcher
Fresh air, lush foliage, open space, and sunshine. 

‘Nature Prescriptions’ Could Be the Next Health Revolution – And Washington Is an Early Adopter

Wilson Criscione · Inlander · June 05, 2019
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Kathleen Wolf, a research social scientist at the University of Washington, says there’s value to more research on nature prescriptions. 

Smith Reintroduces Legislation to Enhance Healing and Recovery for Veterans

Matt Hadro · May 1, 2019
Featuring Gregory Bratman, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Wednesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation, HR 2435, to help military veterans heal and seek treatment through outdoor recreation, by providing them better access to federal lands. 

Are Outdoor Preschools Changing U.S. Education?

Shanti Hodges · REI · February 25, 2019
Featuring Dr. Pooja Tandon, member of the Center’s Research Collaborative

The U.S. saw a 66 percent increase in the number of registered outdoor preschools and kindergartens between 2016 and 2017. 

3 Steps to Boost Your Child’s Outdoor Time — And Health

Pooja S. Tandon and Kyle Yasuda · Seattle Times · December 28, 2018
Co-authored by Dr. Pooja S. Tandon, Nature and Health researcher
Kids today spend less time outside than any previous generation. 

A Dose of Nature: New UW Initiative to Spearhead Research on Health Benefits of Time Outside

Time spent in nature can reduce anxiety and help you sleep better at night, experts have found. It also offers promising benefits for a range of health issues, including cardiovascular disease, depression and obesity. 

Rei Closing to #OptOutside Again on Black Friday While Pledging $1M to Study Benefits of Outdoors

… At the UW, money from REI will help the university build on existing work and explore new ideas. According to a news release, that could include understanding “whether a dose of nature can be prescribed alongside traditional medicine to tackle issues such as anxiety and depression.”
“We know there is a link between time spent in nature and our health and well-being.  

Making The Case For Life Outside

This year, we’re confronting the reality that day in, day out, many of us are looking down at our phones instead of up at the world around us. We are more connected now than at any point in history, but it has left us feeling more stressed and overwhelmed. 

Bratman Describes Science of Nature’s Effects on Psychological Health

Contact with nature—whether outdoors or indoors (e.g., from plants or window views)—is an emerging field of research showing potential to help address some important public-health problems, said Gregory Bratman, Ph.D., in a recent lecture at NIH.