Health webinar with Jay Maddock, Ph.D., FAAHB, Director of the Center for Health & Nature & Regents Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M

Founded in 2018, the Center for Health & Nature is a unique collaboration between Houston Methodist, Texan by Nature, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center, to drive research to study the impact of nature on health with evidence-based programs that complement the full continuum of health care: prevention, treatment, and recovery. This webinar will provide an update on recent research from the Center including the effect of nature on mental health, prescriptions programs and getting military families outdoors. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the current research in the field of health and nature, be able to apply research findings to their work, and discuss avenues for future research.

Dr. Jay Maddock is director of the Center for Health & Nature, a joint initiative of Texas A&M University, the Houston Methodist Research Institute and Texan by Nature. He also serves as a Regents Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M. He is the Chair of the Nature and Health Alliance and previously served as Chair of the Hawaii Board of Health and Dean of the Texas A&M School of Public Health. His research has been featured in several national and international media outlets including The Today Show, the BBC, Le Monde, Eating Well, Prevention and Good Housekeeping and he has authored over 150 scientific articles and has served as principal investigator on over $20 million in extramural funding.

Webinar August 21, 2:00 Central.

Registration: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/texaschildreninnaturenetwork/research-update-from-the-center-for-health-nature