Research and identify specific messaging that ties clean air, clean water, and clean lands to the improvement of or protection of human health. Oftentimes when discussing sustainability and environmental protection specifically, an emphasis is placed on protecting resources for the sake of the resources without adequate recognition of the fact that protecting natural resources greatly benefits human health. This might be expanded to include the social/health benefits people receive from being out in nature.
A short list of resources are included below as the best places to start researching this topic. Try searching for concepts such as public health or human health combined with recreation or outdoors.
Your search might look something like: ("public health" or "human health") AND (recreation or outdoors or natur* or environment*)
Find more about developing a search strategy for additional suggestions.
The Built Environment and Public Health by
The Built Environment and Public Health explores the impact on our health of the environments we build for ourselves, and how public health and urban planning can work together to build settings that that promote healthy living. This comprehensive text covers origins and foundations of the built environment as a public health focus and its joint history with urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/lopez
Leisure, Health, and Wellness: Making the Connections by
Includes chapters: Health disparities and physical activity, parks, and recreation by Melicia Whitt-Glover and Myron Floyd, Healthy outdoor recreation : an integrated approach to linking physical activity with wellness goals by Paul H. Gobster and David M. Buchner, and Public recreation and parks services as a wellness agency by John Senior and Mardie Townsend.
