Get Outside! Using Natural Environments to Support College Student Wellbeing: From Research to Practice Featuring Laura Allen, Ph.D. and Courtney Crim, Ed.D.
Laura Allen, PhD is a Professor at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where she has taught since 1994. Her expertise includes child and adolescent development, emerging adulthood, and curriculum development.
Read more2022 Nature and Health Symposium: Body, Mind, and Soul: A Return to Nature’s Gifts
Nature and Health hosted our annual symposium on October 11-13, 2022 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. This symposia, titled Body, Mind, and Soul: A Return to Nature’s Gifts, highlighted transdisciplinary research at the intersection of equity, health, nature, and well-being.
Read moreNature-Based Well-Being Interventions: Grounded in Evidence Featuring Dr. Holli-Anne Passmore
Dr. Holli-Anne Passmore is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Concordia University of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. Additionally, Holli-Anne is the Director of the Nature—Meaning in Life (NMIL) Research Lab, an Editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing, Science Chair of the Spirituality and Meaning Division of the International Positive Psychology Association, and an invited academic with the Global Wellbeing Initiative (a partnership between the Gallup World Poll and the Wellbeing for Planet Earth Foundation).
Read moreNature and Health Works Hosts Work Party UW Farm
UW Farm, Nature and Health, UW Botanic Gardens, and UW Sustainability formed a campus collaboration called Campus Rx. We host volunteer work parties and lunches that builds community around spending time outdoors.
Read moreConnecting UW Campus to Health and Wellbeing with a ‘Nature and Health Walk’
By Allie Long
Have you ever felt anxious, tired, or overwhelmed, and then noticed a release in tension once you’ve taken a break to spend some time outside? Research shows you’re not alone.
Wild Grief: Go Outside, Go Together, Go Through It Featuring Karen Kirsch
Karen Kirsch, MA is a registered Somatic Movement Therapist with a Masters in Somatic Psychology. Karen has been working in the field of childhood grief for 12 years as a facilitator of children’s groups and served as coordinator of the SoundCareKids grief program for 10 months.
Read moreProcessing Ecological Grief Through Poetry Featuring Jessica Gigot
Jessica Gigot is a poet, farmer, and coach. She lives on a little sheep farm in the Skagit Valley. Her second book of poems, Feeding Hour, won a Nautilus Award and was a finalist for the 2021 Washington State Book Award.
Read moreOutdoor School in Washington State: The Butterfly Net to Catch All Kids
Jon Snyder is Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s Senior Policy Advisor for Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development. He coordinates policy, legislation, budget items, and outreach related to outdoor recreation. He was appointed in December 2015 after serving on the Spokane City Council for six years and owning a regional outdoor magazine for nine years.
Read moreNearby Nature Systems in Urban Planning to Promote Health
A rapidly expanding research literature indicates the wide range of human health benefits that nearby nature experiences can provide. Optimizing these benefits suggests that comprehensive, systems-oriented strategies are needed to assess nature access opportunities and create network linkages.
Read moreHow Nature Nurtures Us in Seattle Parks on July 12th
On July 12, 2021, researchers and practitioners from Seattle explored the physical and mental health benefits of nature connection in an urban setting. During this online panel organized by Nature and Health, the community discussed questions like:
What does the research show about how nature is good for us?
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