‘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 Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
Climate change has triggered a global public health emergency that, unless adequately addressed, is likely to become a multigenerational public health catastrophe.
Stepping into the Healing Power of Nature
When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver Sydney Williams unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power.
Read moreSpring 2021 Community Dinner
During spring 2021 online community dinner, the Nature and Health community heard from four regional experts in the field of nature and health:
Howie Frumkin, MD
Emeritus professor
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington School of Public Health
Jesús Aguirre
Superintendent
Seattle Parks
Amber Fyfe-Johnson, ND, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH)
Elson S.
The Seattle Times Opinion: Youth inactivity is its own health crisis
By Carla Santorno, Pooja S. Tandon, and Bookie Gates
“With most children going to school in front of computers without typical recess breaks, physical education, and youth sports programs, our region’s youth face another health crisis — one of physical inactivity.”
Beyond Inclusive Design: Creating a Welcoming, Accessible, Nature-Based Park
Public parks define our neighborhoods and shape our communities, yet too few are holistically designed to be inclusive and even fewer in a nature-based setting. On February 10, 2021, founders of The Eli’s Park Project shared their roles in designing a welcoming, accessible and nature-based park for all at Burke-Gilman Playground Park in Seattle.
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Community Highlight: Wild Grief Virtual Hike Habits
Wild Grief Virtual Hike Habits are an opportunity to come together for grief peer support and nature connection from the comfort of your own home.
This Virtual Hike Habit will start with an opening circle via video chat, similar to the opening circle on our in-person hikes.
Nature and Health Announces New Annual Award
The Nature and Health Wins award recognizes individuals, communities, and organizations for their commitment to anti-racism, equity, nature, and health. Through the generosity of a donor, there will be funds to support future awardees.
Learn more about the winners
SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BIPOC COMMUNITIES FEATURING CHEVON POWELL AND FLORENCE “FLO” SUM
Chevon Powell (she/her) is the founder of Golden Bricks Events (GBE). In 2018 GBE repositioned to focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the outdoors through consulting, event management, and ownership of signature events such as the Refuge Outdoor Festival—an annual outdoor recreation camping experience geared toward Black, Indigenous, People of Color.
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Crosscut: How to Avoid Cabin Fever in WA’s Pandemic Winter
With each passing month, more and more Washingtonians are suffering under the physical, emotional and financial damages of enduring a lengthy pandemic. And as we find ourselves in the coldest, darkest days of the year during the worst-case surge yet, it can feel like a herculean task just to take a daily walk around the block.
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