"Some years ago, Landon Pollack, co-founder and Executive Director of Project ReConnect at UCLA, contacted me about his growing interest in what has come to be called "Ecological Medicine." Recently, he and many colleagues, including the Ecological Medicine Working Group, published a major academic paper in the prestigious journal Nature, " A Consensus Statement for Ecological Medicine: Moving Toward Connection-Based Medicine.""
"I started using Ecological Medicine as a descriptor for my work several years ago. To paraphrase E.O. Wilson, connection to nature and other animals is a biological human need. I am focused on connection and reconnection. I feel it is essential that we help restore the relationships between ourselves, non-human animals, and the natural world that have diminished over time. I believe that individual and community health are inextricably linked to ecosystem health."
Ecological Medicine recognizes connection to nature and other animals as a biological human need and seeks to restore diminished relationships among humans, non-human animals, and the natural world. Research indicates numerous physical and mental benefits from spending time outdoors across settings. Some practitioners advocate prescribing nature to encourage rewilding and reduce indoor confinement. The term 'Ecological Medicine' originated with Carolyn Raffensperger and has been adopted to describe multidisciplinary efforts that link individual and community health with ecosystem health. Practitioners emphasize reconnection, transdisciplinary collaboration, and developing networks and consensus statements to advance connection-based medical approaches.
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