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Nature: A Prescription for Health and Wellbeing

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Leyla Erk McCurdy, MPhil , Health & Environment, National Environmental Education Foundation, Washington, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This presentation will provide an overview APHA’s recently adopted policy statement “Improving Health and Wellness through Access to Nature”; present the scientific evidence about the physical and mental health benefits of being physically active in natural environments; describe NEEF’s Children and Nature: Rx for Outdoor Activity Initiative as a replicable model to connect people to nature, and introduce the Initiative’s New Orleans pilot site project.

Learning Areas:

Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe the health benefits of nature, Describe APHA's "Nature and Health" policy, Describe Children and Nature Initiative

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Senior Director, Health & Environment at the National Environmental Education Foundation where I lead an initiative on connecting people with nature to improve their physical and mental health. I also co-chair the APHA Environment Section's Nature and Health Committee. I have over 20 years of environmental public health experience.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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