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Minnesota charity gives seniors and vets a chance to fish

August 18, 2015/in Frontpage Article, News /by dmohr

As seen on Fox 9 news… Minnesota Charity Gives Back to the Communities

Everyday Access to Nature Improves Quality of Life in Older Adults

July 21, 2015/in Articles, Frontpage Article, News /by dmohr

Natural environments are known to promote physical, mental, and spiritual healing. People can attain health benefits by spending time outside, often in remote places to “get away from it all.” Now research conducted by a University of Minnesota graduate student with a team in Vancouver, B.C., shows that green and “blue” spaces (environments with running […]

Minnesota charity gives seniors and vets a chance to fish

August 18, 2015/in Frontpage Article, News /by dmohr

As seen on Fox 9 news… Minnesota Charity Gives Back to the Communities

Everyday Access to Nature Improves Quality of Life in Older Adults

July 21, 2015/in Articles, Frontpage Article, News /by dmohr

Published in the journal Health and Place, the study – Therapeutic landscapes and wellbeing in later life: Impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults – demonstrates that by incorporating smaller features, such as a koi pond or a bench with a view of flowers, public health and urban development strategies can optimize nature as a health resource for older adults. Throughout the research, green and blue spaces promoted feelings of renewal, restoration, and spiritual connectedness. They also provided places for multi-generational social interactions and engagement, including planned activities with friends and families, and impromptu gatherings with neighbors.

“We zoomed in to everyday life for seniors between the ages of 65 and 86. We discovered how a relatively mundane experience, such as hearing the sound of water or a bee buzzing among flowers, can have a tremendous impact on overall health,” says Jessica Finlay, a former research assistant on the project and lead author of the paper. Finlay is now a doctoral candidate in geography and gerontology at the University of Minnesota, where she continues to investigate influences of the built environment on health and well-being in later life. “Accessibility to everyday green and blue spaces encourages seniors to simply get out the door. This in turn motivates them to be active physically, spiritually and socially, which can offset chronic illness, disability and isolation.”

Read the full article at… University of Minnesota

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Minnesota charity gives seniors and vets a chance to fish

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