“Nature Prescriptions”
Yesterday there was an interesting article in USA Today newspaper titled “Program gives families ‘nature prescriptions’” on page 3A.
The article described a program funded by a two-year $75,000 grant project by the National Environmental Education Foundation to improve family health. The program has doctors direct families to eat better and to get involved in outdoor recreation activities in order to engage the families in healthy living. The families are given “prescriptions” that say “Rx for healthy and active outdoor living.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a part of a consortium supporting the program. In the article, a Dr. Owyang, at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California,is mentioned as someone who has written 67 prescriptions to the Don Edwards Preserve.
I wonder if an RTs were involved in developing this program or have any firsthand knowledge of it?
The article described a program funded by a two-year $75,000 grant project by the National Environmental Education Foundation to improve family health. The program has doctors direct families to eat better and to get involved in outdoor recreation activities in order to engage the families in healthy living. The families are given “prescriptions” that say “Rx for healthy and active outdoor living.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a part of a consortium supporting the program. In the article, a Dr. Owyang, at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California,is mentioned as someone who has written 67 prescriptions to the Don Edwards Preserve.
I wonder if an RTs were involved in developing this program or have any firsthand knowledge of it?
posted by Hoosier RT | 9:07 AM
2 Comments:
wow. i think this prescriptions are great. This is I think more on prevention than cure.family doctors
Oh this is great news! As a horticultural therapist (and CTRS) I will definitely check into this!
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