Health and Nature Research Design

Research Design of a Conservation Job and Worker Health Project

Project:  Young Adult Conservation Jobs and Worker Health

Description: This research project explored how an outdoor work environment may serve as a path to personal resiliency (through job opportunities, peer engagement, and skill building) and provide healing opportunities. Article published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 

Services:

  • Research Project Design and Coordination
  • Project Implementation and Analysis
  • Technical and Academic Reporting

Stakeholders:

  • USDA Forest Service
  • WA State Department of Natural Resources
  • Washington Conservation Corps
  • AmeriCorps

Contact: Elizabeth Housley