Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration and the Centre for Sport and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008

Environment, Well Being and Healthy Lifestyle

Presentations
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Craig Myers, Larissa Lockwood, Anna Coote (Sustainable Development Commission): Health, place and nature: how outdoor environments influence health and well-being - a knowledge base.

Chris Gordon (Natural England): Utilising accessible natural greenspace standards in practice.

Hanneke Kruize, Irene van Kamp, Lieke Dreijerink (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment): Integrating environmental health in spatial planning: developing a tool for Dutch policymakers.

Julie Procter (Greenspace Scotland), Judy Barrow (Raploch Urban Regeneration Company), Sheila Beck (NHS Scotland), Yvette Christopher (IOM) et al: Health impact assessment of green space: a guide.

Rosie Day(University of Birmingham): Urban local environments and the well-being of older residents.

Jo Barton and Jules Pretty (University of Essex): Accessing natural environments and green spaces improves psychological health of people experiencing mental distress.

Rachel Davey, Tom Cochrane, Chris Gidlow, Graham Smith and Jon Fairburn (Staffordshire University): Social ecological mapping of physcial activity behaviours and health outcomes in deprived inner-city communities.

Hugh McNish (Forestry Commission Scotland), Neil Wilson (Glasgow Psychosocial Services, Russell Jones (Glasgow Centre for Population Health), et al: Branching out - ecotherapy for mental health patients.

Liz O'Brien (Forestry Commission): Why woodlands contribute to people's health and well-being.

Theresa Nash, Denise Forte, Mark Martin, et al (Kingston University and St. George's University of London): Heritage2Health: supporting access to heritage sites for vulnerable individuals and communities.

Helen Beck (CABE Space): Exploring the links between the quality of public space, well-being and health.

Andy Jones (University of East Anglia): What does the future hold? New technologies for understanding activity -promoting environments.

Conference Administrator: Christine Dover 01782 294110 c.j.dover@staffs.ac.uk

 

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