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.
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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