Newsletter from Thursday, December 17, 2020
Dear NCH2 Community,
Please note the upcoming events, especially the DuPage Environmental Summit scheduled for January 28, 2021. Our next newsletter is planned for January 7, 2021. Please submit materials for the next newsletter by December 31, 2020 so we can make sure to include them. Submit items by emailing [email protected].
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Events:
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DuPage Environmental Summit
Date: January 28th, 2021, 8:30 A.M. C.S.T. to Noon Location: Virtual Topic: Nature Rx: Using Nature to Improve Mental Health More information and registration link can be found here. |
Our annual DuPage Environmental Summit is planned for January 28th from 8:30am to Noon and will be held virtually this year for the safety of all. Our topic is Nature Rx: Using Nature to Improve Mental Health, which resonates with all of us during this extraordinarily trying year! Our speakers will share ways to engage with nature for the purpose of finding mental strength and balance.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop
Date: February 2-3, 2021. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CST
Location: Virtual
Topic: The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes - A Workshop
Learn more and register here
Date: February 2-3, 2021. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CST
Location: Virtual
Topic: The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes - A Workshop
Learn more and register here
There is growing evidence that the environment can play an important role in mental health—yet research into the effects of environmental stressors rarely focuses on behavioral and mental health outcomes. This virtual workshop will bring together experts in mental health and environmental health research to explore emerging research on the relationship, harmful or beneficial, between environmental factors and mental health.
Join us as we explore ways to better integrate mental and behavioral health into multidisciplinary considerations of environmental health, and consider how mental and behavioral health impacts could become part of environmental risk assessments and public health decisions.
Workshop presentations and discussions will focus on topics such as:
Join us as we explore ways to better integrate mental and behavioral health into multidisciplinary considerations of environmental health, and consider how mental and behavioral health impacts could become part of environmental risk assessments and public health decisions.
Workshop presentations and discussions will focus on topics such as:
- New diagnostic tools and methodologies in neurobehavioral research frameworks to assess mental health effects.
- Vulnerable populations, such as marginalized communities, adolescents, first-responders, and veterans.
- Identifying public health actions that could help reduce the mental health impacts of environmental stressors.
In the News
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Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act (H.R. 2435) passed the House and Senate
“The new law will require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation. After undertaking a comprehensive analysis, the task force will submit recommendations to Congress, within one year, on how to eliminate barriers and provide more public outdoor space for use by our veterans.” Click here to read more about the Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act and click here to read about how Donald Trump signed the Act as well. |
A photo from the article. No caption, credits to InsiderNJ.
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In New York, Governor Cuomo Signs the Outdoor Rx Act.
“Legislation Requires State Division of Veteran's Services to Review Issues Relating to Veterans' Ability to Access State Parks, Lands and Facilities” Read more here |
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Resources
Are your trails and parks getting hammered with heavy use? See these resources from “Leave No Trace” to promote responsible use of the outdoors. Click here to learn more. |
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Papers of the Month:
Overview:
A paper about how to implement The Planetary Health paradigm which was a novel approach launched by the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission.
Citation:
Halonen, et al. (2021). "A call for urgent action to safeguard our planet and our health in line with the helsinki declaration." Environmental Research 193: 110600. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120314973
Check out our Recent Research Page for more peer-reviewed articles of interest!
Happy reading and happy holidays!
Overview:
A paper about how to implement The Planetary Health paradigm which was a novel approach launched by the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission.
Citation:
Halonen, et al. (2021). "A call for urgent action to safeguard our planet and our health in line with the helsinki declaration." Environmental Research 193: 110600. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120314973
Check out our Recent Research Page for more peer-reviewed articles of interest!
Happy reading and happy holidays!