Environmental Health Perspectives · 2015 · 58 citations · 30 references
Public HealthChild HealthPediatricsChild Health EducationEnvironmental HealthPark DesignEnvironmental Health For ChildrenHuman HealthNature-based RecreationPark ManagementPark ProgrammingPark Benefits AssessmentPark Operations
Using Parks to Improve Children's Health "Park prescriptions" are gaining popularity as researchers learn more about the benefits of spending time in nature. There's more to learn, however, about the ways in which nature imparts these benefits and the "dose" of nature required to achieve them.
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Outdoor Activity Reduces the Prevalence of Myopia in Children
Kathryn Rose, Ian G. Morgan, Jenny M. Ip et al. · Ophthalmology · 2008 · 1.3K citations
Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics +12
Effect of Time Spent Outdoors at School on the Development of Myopia Among Children in China
Mingguang He, Fan Xiang, Yangfa Zeng et al. · JAMA · 2015 · 1.1K citations