Symposium on Nature-based health approaches: From individual to community and population-level strategies
Join us for an engaging and insightful symposium where we will explore the profound connections between healthy ecosystems and human well-being, with a particular focus on nature-based approaches to health.
Symposium program
10.15-11am Healthy ecosystems and people: what ecosystem services do we depend upon? Prof Phil Weinstein, University of Adelaide (lecture and Q&A)
11.15am-12pm Nature-based approaches: how can these strategies improve individual and population health? Dr Jessica Stanhope, University of Adelaide (lecture and Q&A)
12.15-1pm The ColOur project – Researching collaborative outdoor rehabilitation and ageing in meaningful places? Associate Prof Marianne Eliassen, UiT IHO (lecture). This brief lecture will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A on challenges and opportunities in researching nature-based health approaches
Event moderation: Associate Prof Filip Maric, UiT IHO
Coffee will be served during and after the event. There will also be servings of cake after the event :)
The symposium is hosted by the UiT Research Group on Healthcare Professional Practice and the ColOur project.
If you cannot come in person, contact Filip Maric to get the streaming link.
Relevant publications
Doran-Sherlock, R., Sood, P., Struthers, N. A., & Maric, F. (2025). Challenges in nature-based health and therapy research and critical considerations for application in musculoskeletal health. Frontiers in Public Health, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1509419
Eliassen, M., Sørensen, B. A., Hartviksen, T. A., Holm, S., & Zingmark, M. (2023). Emplacing reablement: co-creating an outdoor recreation model in the rural Arctic. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 82(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2273013
Stanhope, J., Breed, M., & Weinstein, P. (2022). Biodiversity, Microbiomes, and Human Health. In Progress in Inflammation Research (pp. 67–104). Progress in Inflammation Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91051-8_3
Stanhope, J., Maric, F., Rothmore, P., & Weinstein, P. (2023). Physiotherapy and ecosystem services: improving the health of our patients, the population, and the environment. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 39(2), 227–240. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2015814
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