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Evidence and investment are needed to ensure green social prescribing supports health and aids nature recovery
A new editorial in the British Medical Journal is calling for more evidence and investment to ensure green social prescribing supports health and aids nature recovery. The piece was authored…
Cornwall awarded nearly £5m to tackle health inequalities in local communities
Nearly £5m has been awarded to form a research collaboration that will help improve people’s health and wellbeing in Cornwall. The University of Exeter is one of a number of…
Local Climate Adaptation Tool features as case study in World Meteorological Organisation State of Climate report
Climate change is bad for health but climate services save lives Climate change threatens to reverse health gains Extreme heat causes greatest mortality of all extreme weather events/ hazards Climate…
The further we are from green spaces the higher the chance of anxiety and depression
One of the largest ever studies into how green and blue spaces affect mental health has found every 360m further a person is from greenness increases their odds of anxiety…
Policy brief to tackle pharmaceutical pollution launched at House of Lords
An Exeter PhD student has helped lead a policy brief on pharmaceutical pollution launched at the House of Lords. Emily Stevenson from the University of Exeter and Julze Alejandre from…
Blue Communities Launches Legacy Website
The Blue Communities programme, funded by the UK Government’s Global Challenge Research Fund from 2017-2022 produced significant outputs and on-going partnerships with researchers in Southeast Asia. The outputs from the…
European Centre for Environment and Human Health – WHO Collaborating Centre status reconfirmed
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) has been re-designated as a Collaborating Centre by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe for a further four…
Cornish business boost from more than £500,000 of University of Exeter led grants and research
Since 2016, the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) – which is part of the University of Exeter in Cornwall – has supported more than 150 businesses in…
Pioneering research into sensor technology could help identify households at increased risk of mould
A new approach to monitoring conditions inside homes could enable landlords and property managers to make swift interventions in households at risk of mould and fuel poverty. The University of…
OBE for Exeter Public Health Professor
An Exeter Professor has been awarded an OBE in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list for services to public health. Professor John Newton was appointed to a chair in public…
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health is a key partner in a new 4-year project on nature-based therapies
Nature-based therapies can play an important role in addressing physical and mental health issues, but we need to know more about the benefits and challenges of these therapies. The University…
New exploration into the complex relationship between oceans and human health launches on World Ocean Day
World Ocean Day has been chosen for the launch of Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts – a collaboration of more than 100 authors exploring the interconnected and complex…
