Sustainability And Public Health

While reading different essays addressing the topic of nature, I came to the conclusion that they all shared the idea that being outside can make an impact in everyone no matter if you believe you only belong in a city or forest because it can bring you serenity and show you all the amazing things you wouldn't be able to see anywhere else. In Wendell Berry’s essay “An Entrance to the Woods,” he states that people can use the quiet of the woods to forget all their problems. Berry wrote “One is that, though I am here in body, my mind and my nerves too are not yet altogether here. We seem to grant to our high-speed roads and our airlines the rather thoughtless assumption that people can change places as rapidly as their bodies can be transported.” Nature has a way to transport ones mind and spirit elsewhere while the body is left behind on earth as we travel deep into thought. Adding on to that idea, the essay “A City Person Encountering Nature” by Maxine Hong Kingston the author explains that nature is a giver of peace and patience with its slow cycles that may frustrate people, but help keep a sane mind. Society is fast paced, making everyone feel that they need to keep the same pace in order to get things done, but we don't realize that although our bodies are moving and pushing, our minds are exhausted and cannot keep up with the fast pace. Kingston wrote “Preferring the city myself, I can better discern natural phenomena when books point them out; I also need to verify

Case Scenario: Black/African American students at predominately white institutions often experience situations of isolation due to perceptions of racial discrimination and its related stress (Wang, Nyutu, & Tran, 2012). During the first semester, as the mental health counselor, I will take students off campus, to a local arboretum or botanical garden for a walking meditation experience. According to Reese and Myers (2012), the EcoWellness model includes being around mountains, trees, and animals in an effort to connect with nature in order to enhance overall wellness. Specifically, the EcoWellness model is used in treatment plans to assist in the reduction of stress and attempts to help the client have access to, and create an identity associate with, nature while also expanding opportunities to connect with the external world. Essentially, I will create several lists, over the course of the first semester, of 3-5 students who voluntarily participate in a walking meditation.

Sustainability has become a relevant word in the vocabulary of many organizations, governments and individuals. More than just a word, sustainability relates to the ability of institutions to continue executing their functions without forgetting the effects on the environment and taking into consideration the fair treatment of their employees and the human rights of society. Although sustainability is a widely used term by many individuals, the understanding of this term is not as clear as its popularity. When discussing the ideas of sustainability, most people automatically associate the term with the human impact on the environment. Others relate sustainability to the ability to cut costs and inefficiencies within the organization. A few individuals believe that sustainability is a matter of human rights. So what exactly is sustainability?

Nature in its tranquility provides a calming sensation away from the buzzing city life. The ability

Nature is necessary and everyone can gain from it, as Bryson said, he felt “...healthier and stronger…” after walking the trail. Spending time in nature can bring a feeling of alleviation. It does not only have a positive effect on one’s physical health, but mental health as well. Bryson mentioned, “He saw the AT [...] a network of mountaintop work camps where pale, depleted urban workers in the thousands would come and [...] refresh themselves on nature” (Bryson 39). Nature gives way more than people think. It can help cleanse the body and reduce any type of stress that may bother a person. Not to mention all beautiful creatures and life that live within

For me, reconnecting with nature is a part of the human experience and being in touch with nature can add to the realms of creativity and meditative stillness in one's life. I hope the future people will be able

During the third week of meditation, my classmates and I worked on sculptures that would bring positive thoughts to those students who would walk to class through the woods. We decided on creating about ten peace symbols. I enjoyed getting my hands dirty and searching through the dead leaves to find different shapes of rocks. Each rock we chose was one of a kind. Some were soft, while others were rough with jagged edges. My creativity during these activities began to blossom and I began to see nature as more than just leaves and plants. Nature was drawing board and I could create anything I desired. Rather than polluting mother nature with items that she did not make, I recycled her beauty to create unique pieces of art. I discovered in the woods a large

Riverside Community Health Foundation. (2016). Theories and models frequently used in health promotion. Retrieved from http://www.rchf.org/grant-resources/

Social determinants of health such as schooling, housing, access to food and health care, exercise, and safety are all conditions that are embedded in the environment in which we grow and live. I was born and raised in a healthy and safe neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha has been ranked among one of the top cities in the nation to raise a family, according to multiple sources such as MSN Real Estate, Today Money, and Forbes. Omaha is one of fifteen cities with the greatest amount of Catholic schools per capita with great public school system to choose from as well. I have attended Catholic schools my entire life and was given multiple options for quality schooling in close proximity to my home. In addition to schooling, the low cost of

Nature can be perceived as simple, but it is a necessity that people often over look, although, it is an aspect of everyday life. What if one was told nature has the ability to improve personal wellness in several ways? Would they change their habits to increase the amount of exposure they have to nature? Or would they simply overlook that fact as well? People should be required to spend at least an hour a week outside because it is scientifically proven to improve health: physically, psychologically, and behaviorally, increase self esteem, and a decrease in violence and crime. Nature is free and always accessible; everybody should take advantage of it and the positives it can bring instead of suffering from the negatives that can occur without using nature to an advantage.

1) How is public health financed in your state, province, or country? How does the current budget crisis impact Public Health and Community services in your area?

The absence of literature is somehow the gap that this research is trying to fill and in doing so the literature is going to use two prevention strategies, the Public Health Model and the Social Ecological Model. The work that has been done on Child sexual abuse within schools has pointed out that the Public health and Social Ecological Models of prevention are both helpful in fighting sexual abuse which is another form of child abuse. This is because when we are preventing any form of abuse we aim to stop it from happening which is Primary prevention according to the Public Health model, and since abuse happens mostly within the caregivers system we then move to the Social Ecological model which examines the multiple systems that surrounds

When I was five years old I began school. In Kindergarden we learned basic things like letters, numbers, and how not to be fully engulfed in flames. For some reason, 2004 was the height of anti-fire education in Missouri and before I knew how to tie my shoes I knew that if I ever was ablaze, to cover my face, fall to my knees, and roll back and fourth. This is what my institution placed serious value upon and because I was a student of that institution I also placed serious value upon it. The same idea must be applied to a university's teaching of environmental sustainability. This is discussed in David Orr's "What is Education For?" Through choosing a curriculum a university chooses what it places value onto, by making the environment a priority it showcases to the future generations that environmental wellness is an important responsibility for them to take ownership.

> This was an important point made in the article as it places emphasis on how interaction with the environment can increase a person’s overall well-being: physical and mental. Many clinicians that I know will communicate to their clients the importance of engaging in nature to reduce depressive symptoms; they communicate that mental grounding and nature activities will improve self-confidence and provide clients with a sense of altruism and purpose.

In such apprehensive condition, our firm is experiencing a serious issue being an environmental group is emphasizing non biodegradable materials of SafePack. There is an increased emphasis on sustainability of environment. The sustainability of environmental is completely associated with making better decision and performing corrective actions that are favorable in sustaining the nature of world, with particular emphasis on preserving the environment’s capability for the life of humans. Presently, it’s a significant topic, as it’s comprehended by businesses and individuals and has inclusive impact on the environment. The sustainability of environment is intimately associated with effective decision making with major objective