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Sách: HEALTH BENEFITS TO CHILDREN FROM CONTACT WITH THE OUTDOORS & NATURE

At the same time, the effort made by the African continent to improve maternal and child health, including the Maputo Plan of Action, the Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA), and in addressing the HRH crisis, such as the WHO-AFRO-led HRH Roadmap and the on-going work of the African Platform on HRH, were recognised as central to any further steps towards improvements in maternal and child survival in Africa. The preparations for the Consultation were thus guided by the need to build on existing initiatives and plans in the African Continent,. | HEALTH BENEFITS TO CHILDREN FROM CONTACT WITH THE OUTDOORS NATURE NOTE The following are taken from five volumes of research developed by the Children Nature Network C NN and available at www.childrenandnature.org research. These C NN Annotated Bibliographies of Research and Studies were written by Cheryl Charles Ph.D. President Children Nature Network and Alicia Senauer Loge Yale University. Table of Contents Page Focus Literature reviews overview documents 1 Focus Mental health benefits 11 Focus Physical health benefits 16 Focus Other benefits 39 Focus Literature Reviews Overview Documents These articles summarize literature related to outdoor and nature contact and children s health and well-being. Physical activity and exposure to nature are important to good health In this literature review Pretty and colleagues examine the role of physical activity and nature contact on health and well-being with a particular focus on children. The authors discuss the current state of physical inactivity the positive health benefits of nature contact and the potential role of green exercise activity in the presence of nature toward improving health and well-being. Pretty and colleagues review three stages of childhood and their differing needs evidence regarding children s physical activity levels and the benefits of children s exposure to nature. The authors discuss the impact of urban design and green space in terms of physical activity and various health outcomes including cognitive health and learning as well as the impact of nature-based interventions such as care farms and wilderness therapy for children with special needs. Based on their review Pretty and colleagues propose two conceptual pathways healthy and unhealthy that shape our lives and life outcomes. On the healthy pathway people are active connected to people and society engage with natural places and eat healthy foods and as a result tend to live longer and 2012 Children Nature Network Page 1 have a better .