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From Science to Action: Evidence-based Programs for Nature & Health Communities

The science about nearby nature and human health response has been growing for decades. Local governments agencies, the private sector, and NGOs are acting on the evidence, creating programs for human health benefits. Extension Agents can help support program development and best practices. This webinar will start with a presentation of nature and health program examples, then open the webinar to discussion and Q&A about science to program translations.

Speaker:
Dr. Kathleen Wolf - Research Social Scientist, College of the Environment, University of Washington, and Research Associate with USDA Forest Service Pacific NW Research Station on research program about Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

ISA and SAF credits applied for.

This webinar is part of the series, Understanding Urban and Community Forests: An Extension Webinar Series. To view all webinars in the series, go to:  https://sref.info/news/articles/2018-urban-community-forestry-webinar-series-for-extension-agents


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This technology is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension (funding opportunity no. USDA-NIFA-OP-010186), grant no. 2023-41595-41325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation. For more information, please visit extension.org. You can view the terms of useat extension.org/terms.

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