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Connecting New Orleans Children to Nature: The Role of the Physicians - Case I
Monday, November 17, 2014
: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Mary Younger, MD
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Departman of Pediatrics, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Physicians from Tulane Medical Center's Pediatrics Department and the Tulane-Ochsner Residency Program partnered with the National Park Service to promote the wellness of young patients through structured recreational and educational activities at national park sites. Tulane physicians recruited from their LaSalle clinic patient base in downtown New Orleans. Patients selected were those whose chronic illnesses were being managed and who could participate in light to moderate activity. Along with recruitment, the team of physicians designated one doctor to accompany the patients to the park. They also conducted follow ups on patient experience and health status. This presentation will describe the project and present the outcomes of the project.
Learning Areas:
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Learning Objectives:
Explain the project and describe project outcomes
Keyword(s): Child Health Promotion, Community Health Programs
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a p
I am a pediatrician at Tulane School of Medicine. I am implementing a program to encourage children to spend more time outdoors in nature by writing prescriptions for outdoors. I am also training other healthcare providers to do the same.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
