The Center for Health & Nature has identified academic leaders, conservation leaders, and physician-scientists from around the country and world who are engaged in research related to symposium topics. The symposium will consist of four keynote speakers, followed by two to four research concept pitches related to the symposium themes:
- Nature in Practice – Clinical Solutions
- Communities in Nature – the Daily Dose
- InCorporating Nature – Industry’s Role
Research may also include the following foci, but are not limited to:
- Population health – relating to a particular subset of the population such as seniors or school-age children
- Access to nature – inequities in the extent to which nature is available as part of daily life
- Quality and safety – the effect nature can have on either quality of treatment or safety implications
- Patient experience – the impact of exposure to nature on patient experience
- Workforce wellness – the impact of nature on overall wellness of any given workforce group
10:00 a.m. | Welcome (& Online Format Overview)
Collaborating for a Healthier Future Jay Maddock, PhD, FAAHB – Co-Director, Center for Health & Nature |
10:10 a.m. | Nature in Practice – Clinical Solutions
[Nature can be prescribed for positive results in prevention, treatment, and recovery. The latest research explores the use of nature in the clinical setting to achieve optimal mental and physical health outcomes.]Moderator: Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH – Co-Director, Center for Outcomes Research Panel Keynote: John Henderson – Executive Director, Park Rx America Panel Presentations:
Q&A/Discussion |
11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:05 a.m. | Communities in Nature – the Daily Dose
[Nature where we live, and play is a critical component to long term health. Research encompassing access, quality, and amount of nature exposure will benefit our communities in need as well as our growing population and the way we develop both our urban and rural areas.]Moderator: Jay Maddock, PhD, FAAHB – Co-Director, Center for Health & Nature Panel Keynotes:
Panel Presentations:
Q&A/Discussion |
12:10 p.m. | Lunch |
12:25 p.m. | InCorporating Nature – Industry’s Role
[The average American spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime. Industry leaders are looking to nature to reduce stress and increase productivity and health among their workforce, both at work and where they live.]Moderator: Robert Jackson, MD, MACP – Clinical Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Panel Keynote: Gregory Bratman, PhD – Assistant Professor of Nature, Health and Recreations, University of Washington Panel Presentations:
Q&A/Discussion |
1:15 p.m. | Break |
1:20 p.m. | Selected Research Proposal Lightning Talks
[Center for Health & Nature research proposal presentations.]Moderator: Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson, JD – Vice Chair, Texan by Nature, Co-Chair, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Advisory Council, Houston Methodist Panel Lightning Talks
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1:40 p.m. | Break |
1:45 p.m. | Vision Panel and Closing Remarks
Moderator: Bita Kash, PhD, MBA, FACHE, Co-Director, Center for Health & Nature Panelists include:
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2:30 p.m. | Symposium Concludes |