AT23-178 Webinar Green Schoolyards as a Climate Change and Health Solution

Webinar Title: Green Schoolyards as a Climate Change and Health Solution

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Comments: AT23-178 Webinar Green Schoolyards as a Climate Change and Health Solution, Presenters: Melody Alcazar, Kevin Lanza (AT=1h)

Webinar Date: 6/07/2023
Webinar Time: 2:00p-3:00p

This event repeats at 7:00p, same date

Webinar Summary:
A Webinar with Melody Alcazar with the City of Austin and Kevin Lanza with UT Health

Webinar Description:
As temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense because of climate change, it’s critical to understand how trees and other sources of shade affect temperatures and how children play, especially in under-resourced communities that often have higher temperatures, less nature access, and less supportive environments for physical activity than other communities. Further, nature play may help to improve children’s social-emotional learning (SEL) skills as well as provide health benefits during life-altering events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn how the Austin Parks & Recreation Department partnered with UTHealth School of Public Health to determine how trees planted as part of the CCCN Green School Park program impact temperatures within parks and physical activity levels of children, and how children’s connection to nature relates to their social-emotional learning skills.

Cost: no charge

Register @: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-schoolyards-as-a-climate-change-and-health-solution-tickets-425968191327

Presenter(s):
Melody Alcazar, City of Austin
Kevin Lanza, UT Health

Contact Information:
https://www.texaschildreninnature.org/about-us/contact

Organization Website:
https://www.texaschildreninnature.org/events

Sponsoring Organization:
Texas Children in Nature