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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818318503321

Autore

Rakow Donald Andrew <1951->

Titolo

Nature Rx : improving college-student mental health / / Donald A. Rakow and Gregory T. Eells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-5017-1529-1

1-5017-1530-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages)

Collana

Cornell scholarship online

Disciplina

616.8900835

Soggetti

College students - Mental health - United States

Nature - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Mental Health Crisis on US Campuses -- 2. The Proven Benefits of Spending Time in Nature -- 3. Developing a Nature Rx Program on a College Campus -- 4. Nature Rx Programs on Four University Campuses -- 5. The Role of Nature Rx Programs in the Future of Higher Education -- Appendix A: UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Nature Rx Course Syllabus -- Appendix B: Cornell Nature Rx Club: Spring Activities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Nature Rx movement is changing campus life. Offering alternative ways to deal with the stress that students are under, these programs are redefining how to provide students with the best possible environment in which to be healthy, productive members of the academic community. In Nature Rx, Donald A. Rakow and Gregory T. Eells summarize the value of nature prescription programs designed to encourage college students to spend time in nature and to develop a greater appreciation for the natural world. Because these programs are relatively new, there are many lessons for practitioners to learn; but clinical studies demonstrate that students who regularly spend time in nature have reduced stress and anxiety levels and improved mood and outlook. In addition to the latest research, the authors present a step-



by-step formula for constructing, sustaining, and evaluating Nature Rx programs, and they profile four such programs at American colleges. The practical guidance in Nature Rx alongside the authors' vigorous argument for the benefits of these programs for both students and institutions places Rakow and Eells at the forefront of this burgeoning movement.