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8/19/2019 Prescriptions for Outdoor Activity: Improving Mental, Physical and Emotional Health through Connections with Nature by by Tamberly Conway, Ph.D., Sara Espinoza, Michelle …

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The Alarm Bells Ring…

“Silent Spring” = “Last Child in the Woods” (2

!ids spend an a"erage o# $ ho%rs s&reen time'da

* hr'da in %nstr%&t%red o%tdoor pla+,esit- Attention .e#i&it .isorder- asthma in&rea

&hildren

Stranger .anger

.emographi& shi#t /01 %r,an) minorit'ma3

+#ord6s 7%nior .i&tionar remo"ed “,%tter&%p”- “m

and “a&orns” and added “analog%e”- “,road,and”-

and9paste

:ational ;n"ironmental ;d%&ation


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!ids spend * ho%r per da o#%nstr%&t%red o%tdoor pla

Sedentar li#estle and phsi&al ina&ti"it

&ontri,%te to health pro,lems

.emographi&s are shi#ting

+#ord6s 7%nior .i&tionar remo"ed

“,%tter&%p-” “minno8s-” and “a&orns-”

added “analog%e-” “,road,and-” and

“&%t9and9paste”

!he Alarm "ells #ing$


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%& in ' children in the ?4S4 are o,ese oro"er8eight) minorit and lo89in&ome

&hildren are disproportionatel a##e&ted

',()) &hildren are diagnosed 8ith tpe 2

dia,etes ea&h ear

( million ids ha"e asthma) o"er8eight

&hildren are at higher ris

()* o# ?S &hildren and adoles&ents ha"e

ins%##i&ient le"els o# Ditamin .

+tate of Childrens Health


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ature is -ood for .s/

Restorati"e'th

En&reases ph

a&ti"it

Red%&es stre

Coping tool #o

A..'A.F.

.e"elopment


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#0 for Outdoor Activity

Gre"ent serio%s health

&onditions related to

indoor- sedentar

li#estles

Conne&t &hildren and#amilies to nat%re #or

good health- en3oment-

and en"ironmental

ste8ardship


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#0 for Outdoor Activity

;d%&ate pediatri& health

&are pro"iders a,o%t

pres&ri,ing o%tdoor

a&ti"ities to &hildren and

#amilies

Lin to nat%re

programming at lo&al

nat%re sites in sa#e and

easil a&&essi,le areas


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-et into ature for "etter Hea


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ature E0plore


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1hat is ature E0plore2

Reso%r&es and programs that

s%pport maing nat%re an integral

part o# &hildren6s dail li"es

All :at%re ;plore programs are

,ased on resear&h , .imensions

;d%&ational Resear&h


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Mission: !ransforming childrens lives through mean

daily connections with nature


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#esearch

“The single mostimportant #a&tor in

de"eloping personal

&on&ern #or the

en"ironment 8as

positi"e eperien&esin the o%tdoors

d%ring &hildhood4”

Cross-cultural research study by

J.A. Palmer


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St%dents 8ho spend time in8ell9designed :at%re ;plore

Classrooms 8ith n%rt%ring

ad%lts de"elop "al%a,le sills

a&ross all learning domains4

(@iller 200$

3imensions 4oundation #esea


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“Compared to ,oth indotraditional plagro%nds

in o%tdoor nat%ral settin

reported to ,e more rel

happier- less imp%lsi"e

#o&%sed- more &reati"e,etter ,eha"ed4”

Post-occupancy Study of Nature-base

Classrooms, .ennis 20*H

ature5"ased OutdoorClassrooms


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!hree #e6uirements for 7ecoming

Certified ature E0plore Classroom


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4ollow the !en -uiding Princ

Create 8ell9designed

o%tdoor spa&es #ollo8ing

the prin&iples in

the Learning ith Nature

!dea "oo#

All Nature $%plore Programs are based on research

&


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:at%re ;plore ;d%&ator Worshops


+taff 3evelopment8


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:at%re ;plore


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1arren 9illage 3enver, CO Infant!od


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1arren 9illage 3enver, CO Preschool


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.+ 4orest +ervice Chiefs Honor Award forEngaging .r7an America


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+miths Playhouse Philadelphia, PA


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+miths Playhouse Philadelphia, PA


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;one +tar 4amily Medical Cen


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-reen Am7assadors creating a 7u


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ature E0plore Concept Plan


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ature E0plore Concept Plan


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naturee0plore=org


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Woods +8l

Lend a Fand- Care #or the

.+4+ Educational #esources


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Evaluation


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Evaluation

Community Partners: .o&%ment &hanges in no8ledge-

attit%des- and ,eha"iors related to design and ,ene#its o# :at%re ;plore Classroom4

ature E0plore 1or>shop PrePost5+urvey Gre9training- parti&ipants alread agreed 8ith man o# th

o,3e&ti"es and 8ere generall s%pporti"e o# the pro3e&t4

A#ter training- respondents 8ere in m%&h stronger agree

8ith all pro3e&t o,3e&ti"es4

A&tion steps planned , parti&ipants demonstrate strong


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Trees #or Teas donating all the trees #or the spa&e

Sam Fo%ston :ational


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Evaluation

Healthcare Providers: .o&%ment &hanges in no8ledgeattit%des- and ,eha"iors related to pres&ri,ing nat%re to pa

and ,ene#its o# doing so4

Gre'post9s%r"e o# health&are pro"iders parti&ipating in R

+%tdoor A&ti"it training


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Evaluation

S%r"e o# Patients and ature E0plore ClassroomProgramming Participants 8ill meas%reK

per&ei"ed ,arriers and ,ene#its to spending time in nat%

o"erall eperien&e in the :at%re ;plore Classroom)

intent to "isit the :at%re ;plore Classroom again and'oanother lo&al nat%re area4


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Identify tools or incentives necessary to increaseparticipation in ature E0plore or other Par> #0 progr

Needs assessment

◦ Space, access, community partners, demograp

Prescription/medication-adherence research

◦ Managed Problem-Solving (MAPS) therapeutic

process

4uture #esearch Opportunitie


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Which health outcomes can be measur Mental health/cognitive !unction

Physical activity " obesity

Stress and cardiovascular health

#Mobile monitoring - smart phone apps, gps " $ea

devices

4uture #esearch Opportunitie


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?uestions2


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!am7erly Conway, Ph=3=

Gartnerships- .i"ersit and En&l%sion Spe&ialist- Conser"ation ;d%&ation- ?S.A ids naturee0ploEE4usa=org

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