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Community Leads the Way in Nearby Nature
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Nature, Culture, and Human Health Network

Recent Updates:
  • See the new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on community flood impacts and their relationship to community health.
  • Watch NCH2 Steering Committee Member and Northwestern Professor David Victorson, Ph.D.'s,  recent presentation on the Health Benefits of Time in Nature.  It has excellent references to evidence of the health benefits, programs that support time in nature, and also features the program he started for young cancer survivors True North Treks. Links to the videos he uses are posted here.
  • Find links to materials from the NCH2 Summit, go to "Research and Resources in Action" section on the "Data and Resources We Can Use" tab.
  • Check out this wonderful write up from the North Lawndale Community News of our Creative Safe and Welcoming Nature Spaces Summit


Check out this new Exhibit at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago!

The Creative Mind of George Washington Carver 

Artist’s Garden Show opens July 3
, 2024 in the Artist’s Garden. It can be enjoyed through September 22, 2024. 

Who we are

Since 2014, NCH2 has fostered a growing community of individuals, public agencies, and community-based organizations involved in public health, equity, environmental justice, community resilience, and habitat/biodiversity care, who are committed to promoting the beneficial connections between human health and nature. 

Evidence from research and effective community programs demonstrate that equitable access to welcoming and safe nature spaces is essential to our health and wellbeing.

NCH2 helps communicate these stories that honor the culture, the heritage, the resilience of our region
, and how we connect and benefit from nature spaces.  
 NCH2 aspires to catalyze community-based collaborations that have multiple impacts: to improve public health, to ensure equitable access to nature, and to support the health of our ecosystem.


Our Vision

​We envision a Chicago region where all of its residents live, work, and play in a healthy and vibrant natural environment--with clean air, clean water, welcoming, safe and equitable access to nature spaces.  
We hope to inspire partnerships that fulfill the Triple Aim!  
​To find out more click HERE!
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  • About
    • Recent presentations
    • The Triple Aim
    • Current Examples of the Triple Aim
  • Seed Grants and Job Opps
    • Seed Grants
    • Jobs
  • Newsletters
    • Most recent newsletter
    • May 29, 2024
    • May 14, 2024
    • April 30, 2024
    • April 16, 2024
    • April 2, 2024
    • March 19, 2024
    • March 5, 2024
    • February 20, 2024
    • February 6, 2024
    • January 23, 2023
    • January 9, 2024
    • December 12, 2023
    • November 28, 2023
    • November 14, 2023
    • Past Newsletters
  • Data and Resources We Can Use
    • NCH2 Blog
    • Readings to Get You Started
    • Recent Research
    • Research and Resources in Action
    • Infographics for You
  • Nearby Nature
  • Join Us