Tag Archives: Natural environments
Green/blue infrastructure and health inequalities: theory building
One of the first key pieces of the project Tackling health inequalities through green/blue infrastructure is to build our theoretical understanding of the complex system underpinning the issues we’re interested in. This approach is increasingly common in public health research, and has been around a for a long while in other disciplines. We’ve been fortunate […]
Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots National Evaluation Final Report Published
The final outputs of the Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilot National Evaluation have been published. Working with researchers at The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, and the University of Plymouth we at ECEHH have undertaken an evaluation of the Preventing and Tackling Mental Ill Health through Green Social Prescribing Project (GSP Project), […]
New job: Green social prescribing RCT research fellow
Are you an enthusiastic researcher with experience of mixed methods, stakeholder and public/patient engagement, and an interest in social prescribing, nature-based interventions, complex interventions, and trials? We are looking for a Research Fellow to support our pilot randomised control trial and process evaluation of a nature-based intervention for people with mental ill health. The overall […]
Fully funded NERC CEETOP Evidence synthesis short course and mentoring
The Collaboration for Environmental Training Opportunities (CEETOP) is a NERC funded training initiative consisting of two elements: a taught training course and mentoring. Each can be attended independently of each other. This free training is led by evidence synthesis specialists with experience of producing information for stakeholders including policy makers and business. Priority will be […]
New Graduate School of Environment and Sustainability
The University of Exeter has launched a new Graduate School of Environment and Sustainability that brings together experts from across the spectrum of earth and life sciences, engineering,humanities, social sciences and business working predominantly on the Penryn Campus. Each of the programmes are designed with a focus on developing solutions to global challenges and creating […]
ReBLS: A new longitudinal survey of people’s attitudes towards nature
As part of our work for theme one of the RENEW project, the Renewing Biodiversity Longitudinal Survey, or ReBLS for short, has been launched. The aim of the longitudinal panel survey is to understand how biodiversity renewal impacts people’s attitudes towards nature and renewal efforts, nature-related behaviours, health, and well-being, and how this may change […]
New paper: The ‘nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory’
The first paper from the Resonate project has been published. The paper details a new ‘nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory’ (NBRT), which describes the ways in which nature based solutions, including green social prescribing, can help individuals and communities cope better with climate change and other environmental, social or personal stressors by enhancing social-ecological resilience. White, […]
WHO Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) has just been re-designated as the Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe for a further four years! ECEHH has authored several reports for the WHO via the Collaborating Center. These include providing an overview of […]
Join us on the Nature, Health & Wellbeing CPD Course this March
Come join us on the Continuing Professional Development course, Nature, Health and Well-being. It will run virtually on Zoom over four days from 9:00 – 13:00 (UK time) on the 20th, 23rd, 27th, 30th March 2023. You can join from the comfort of your home and/or office without the need to travel! We have an […]
Nature on prescription for mental health trial: Feasibility stage
Ruth, Becca, Kerryn and a team from Exeter and Plymouth Universities have been awarded funds by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to conduct a feasibility study of nature based activities reached through social prescribing. The work will help prepare for a full Randomised Controlled Trial which will help clarify whether such activities are […]
Beyond Greenspace 