Intersecting Ecological and Human Health with Kathleen Wolf
Steven Peck · Green Roofs for Healthy Cities · Fall 2024
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Research Collaborative member
In a new podcast episode, Sustainable Futures interviews Kathleen Wolf, researcher and social scientist specializing in the intersection of nature and human health and wellbeing.
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Community Dinner with Dr. Adithya Vegaraju
Our community dinners unite people from different backgrounds to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health. Our November 2024 dinner featured a speed talk by Dr.
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National Nature Assessment Public Engagement Event
The US Global Change Research Program is leading the first-ever National Nature Assessment to evaluate U.S. lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity, and their contributions to our economy, health, culture, climate, and equity.
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Monica Olsen and Jennifer Walsh · Biophilic Solutions · November 12, 2024
Featuring Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health co-founder and Steering Committee member
In this podcast, Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the Answers interviews Dr.
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OPINION: Cli-Fi—Helping us Manage a Crisis
BMJ · October 3, 2024
Authored by Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health co-founder and Steering Committee member
Reading fiction is one of the sublime ways to experience art. Stories engage us, absorb us, and stay with us.1 The reader may be transported cognitively and emotionally, and experience images more vivid than those in real life.2 This can be transformative; a compelling narrative may change a reader’s point of view.3 Fiction is “the mind’s flight simulator,” according to novelist and psychologist Keith Oatley,4 helping us understand both our own minds and the world’s complexity.
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Comment Period: National Nature Assessment
The U.S. Global Change Research Program is conducting the First National Nature Assessment to assess changes in nature as an aspect of global change. The scope of NNA1 is to assess the status, observed trends, and future projections of America’s lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystems and the benefits they provide, including connections to the economy, public health, equity, climate mitigation and adaptation, and national security.
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Summer Quarter 2024 Newsletter
Updates From the Team at Nature and Health
Welcome to the fall edition of our Nature and Health Newsletter! As the leaves begin their vibrant transformation and a crispness settles into the air, we’re thrilled to dive into a season of exciting updates and opportunities.
OP-ED: The Climate Crisis is a Mental Health Crisis. Building Smart-Surface Public Spaces is an Easy Prescription
By Greg Kats, Howard Frumkin, and Georges C. Benjamin · Amsterdam News · August 15, 2024
Co-Authored by Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health co-founder and Steering Committee member
As the Conference of the Parties (COP) 28 closed with much fanfare and a first-time “transition away” from fossil fuels commitment that’s drawing skeptics, here’s what we do know: The planet we live on and need survival for is getting hotter.
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Revitalize Parks to Strengthen Democracy
Stanford Social Innovation Review · Summer 2024
Co-authored by Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health co-founder and Steering Committee member
Tucked away in the Cascade Mountains of Central Washington, amid miles of hiking trails and fruit orchards, sits Methow Park on the south side of the small town of Wenatchee.
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Reflecting on Equitable Parks Access During Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth tomorrow, let’s reflect upon the importance of equitable access to nature and feeling safe outdoors. Throughout US history, segregation has heavily influenced who could enjoy outdoor spaces.
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