When: June 11, 2015, from 9 a.m. to noon (with optional Health & Nature 101 from 8:30 to 9 a.m.)
Where: The Intertwine Alliance (in the David Evans & Associates Building), Willamette Room off main lobby
The event is FREE and limited to 100 participants. Register here.
On June 11, The Intertwine Alliance will host its third Health & Nature Forum, building on the foundational work of the previous two gatherings in 2014.
Exploring the intersection of nature and health, and the ways that environmental and health sectors can strategically collaborate, these forums are the nexus for cutting-edge discussions about nature-based interventions leading to positive health outcomes.
We warmly invite those new to our forums to arrive a few minutes early for Health & Nature 101, an update on the trajectory of this initiative and the role the Intertwine Alliance plays as a catalyst for these discussions.
A key feature of this forum will be to break into smaller discussion groups to explore a range of potential projects. To that end we are asking individuals to look at the list of topics below and, when registering for the event, select the one that most appeals to you and your work, or that you find most compelling. This will allow us to better plan the forum.
- Inserting Nature into our Healthcare Model
- Workplace Wellness and Nature
- Nature at our Schools
- One-on-One with Nature
- Bikes, Pedestrians, Health and Nature
- Other (areas you are interested in that are not represented in the above discussions)
DISCUSSION DESCRIPTIONS
Integrating Nature into our Health Care Model
- Description: Looking at the range of ways that direct care providers might utilize nature as a positive health intervention
- Examples of programs/topics to look at:
- RxPlay/NatureRx
- Doctor walks
- Intertwine Daycation App
Workplace Wellness and Nature
- Description: Using/integrating experiences in nature to lower employee stress and absentee rates, and to improve their overall health
- Examples of programs/topics to look at:
Incorporating nature into ongoing employee wellness programs – extending it beyond the workplace- Incentive programs for employee participation
- Greening work sites – therapy gardens
- Intertwine Daycation App
Nature at our Schools
- Description: Transforming school grounds to allow students and neighborhoods daily access to nature
- Examples of programs/topics to look at:
- Portland Public Schools gardens and nature play areas
- Developing school curriculum that ties to campus nature spaces
One-on-One with Nature
- Description: Expanding opportunities for direct connection with nature, both passive and active
- Examples of programs/topics to look at:
- Stewardship activities/tree planting
- Therapeutic/spiritual connections to nature – gardening, hiking
- Neighborhood nature walks
- Nature-play areas in park
- Intertwine Daycation App
Bikes, Pedestrians, Health and Nature
- Description: Looking at the positive health outcomes generated from increased walking and biking
- Examples of programs/topics to look at:
- Safe Routes to Schools
- Urban design/walkable communities
- Equitable access to nature
- Transportation investments =positive health outcomes
Other
- Description: There are so many other ways we could approach developing projects and ideas not incorporated in the list above. Please let us know if you have other interests, and we may be able to build another group discussion around that topic.
Register today! Participation limited to 100 people.