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New Physioplus course on Biodiversity and Physiotherapy

New Physioplus course on Biodiversity and Physiotherapy

by Jessica Stanhope | Jun 19, 2022 | Biodiversity, Greenspace Exposure, Physiotherapy Education

Adapt your physiotherapy practice for positive environmental health Environmental physical therapy is an emerging field that describes the relationship between health (specifically physiotherapy) and the environment. The environment encompasses climate change,...
Park prescriptions: Moving toward greener and more socially just healthcare

Park prescriptions: Moving toward greener and more socially just healthcare

by Stephanie Molloy | Jun 5, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Greenspace Exposure, Nature-based interventions

Green space is not as accessible as you think Since cities started developing in North America, there has been a move to create designated green spaces, both in and outside of urban centers. Although the intention behind these efforts seems pure, the practice of...
A student project to increase active transport use at a university campus

A student project to increase active transport use at a university campus

by Lauren Pike | Apr 18, 2022 | Active Transport, Greenspace Exposure, Planetary Health, SDGs, Students in EPT

In their final year of training, undergraduate physiotherapy students at the University of South Australia develop their skills and knowledge in health promotion through experiential learning.  The students apply concepts and theory of health promotion to a project...
Access to nature is an important health issue

Access to nature is an important health issue

by Steffen Torp | Apr 6, 2022 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Greenspace Exposure

Nature and outdoor recreation are important for public health. As a health promotion endeavor, physiotherapists should engage in public health work and policymaking to secure the public (and thereby patients) easy access to green and blue environments. This piece...

What can physiotherapists learn from COVID-19 about the importance of accessing outdoor spaces?

by Jessica Stanhope | Feb 3, 2022 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure

For many of us, COVID-19 has meant restrictions on what we do and where we go. These restrictions may include lockdowns, which prevent us from leaving our homes, through to supervised quarantine, often in hotels. These restrictions have been criticised because of the...
Il ruolo chiave della pianificazione urbana nella promozione dell’attività fisica

Il ruolo chiave della pianificazione urbana nella promozione dell’attività fisica

by Mariavittoria Anderlini | Jul 19, 2021 | Clinical Practice, EcoHealth, Greenspace Exposure

L’inattività fisica, concorrendo ad arrecare numerosi effetti nocivi sulle patologie croniche, è responsabile di oltre 5 milioni di morti annuali. Per questa ragione è considerabile come una pandemia (1). Ciò, associato ad un’esponenziale crescita della popolazione,...
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