How Micro-Doses of Nature Help Our Health and Climate
Sara Barron and Kathleen Wolf · Pursuit· December 3, 2019
Co-authored by Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Cities around the world are facing major challenges. Industrialised nations are experiencing epidemics of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and dementia, and it would be all too easy to give up hope of finding solutions.
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.
The Healing Power of Nature
Rebecca Lawton · Aeon · Sep 6, 2017
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Much of the scientific evidence of nature’s benefits has been derived from studying shinrin-yoku subjects. ‘Outside of urban nature, most of the peer-reviewed science has been done on northern temperate forests,’ says Kathleen Wolf of the University of Washington College of the Environment.
Why Living Around Nature Could Make You Live Longer
Chelsea Harvey · Washington Post · April 19, 2016
Featuring Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
There are several theories about how nature affects mental health, said Howard Frumkin, dean of the school of public health at the University of Washington, who was not involved with the new study.