Generational Amnesia: The Memory Loss That Harms the Planet
Richard Fisher · BBC · June 24, 2021
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
According to Kahn and Weiss, we all experience this environmental form of generational amnesia.
Livestream: Voice of the River Nature Community June 13
This arts and dance event was held in People’s Park on June 13, 2021. It incorporated spoken and written word, as well as dance and community-derived movement pieces. It was the Spokane/ Columbia River event for the Global Water Dances Project 2021.
RegisterMiles 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
Nature and Health researchers and Steering Committee members
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Read moreDirector 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.
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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.
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