EP 97: Designing Nature Prescriptions | Melissa Lem

Is your health suffering from nature deprivation? Why are doctors
prescribing park prescriptions? Can nature exposure prevent the
onset of chronic disease? Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family
physician who also works in rural and northern communities within
Canada. Director of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription
program powered by the BC Parks Foundation, and President-Elect of
the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is
an internationally recognized leader in the field of nature and
health. As a widely published writer, climate change panelist on
CBC Radio's Early Edition, in-house medical columnist for CBC TV
Vancouver, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of
British Columbia, one of her major priorities is knowledge
translation. Dr. Lem was the inaugural winner of University
College’s Young Alumni of Influence Award at the University of
Toronto, a 2021 World Parks Week Ambassador, and sits on the
Advisory Committee of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Health and Well-being Specialist Group. Episode Links and Mentions:
Melissa’s Link List: https://lnk.bio/s5o7 A Prescription for
Nature: PaRx Books recommended by Melissa: Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv Robert’s Rules of Order The restaurant Melissa
would take you to: The Boathouse Restaurant Follow Melissa: Twitter
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