@BlueHealthEU

A pan-European research program investigating the links between water-based environments and health and wellbeing. Funded by Horizon2020.

 Europe
bluehealth2020.eu
Joined April 2016
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📢 Calling wild swimmers, surfers and paddlers who use the @sascampaigns app across the UK! Can you take part in our Sea User Health Survey to help us find out if pollution alerts reduce people’s exposure to waterborne infections from coastal water? ▶️bit.ly/sea-user-health-surve…
Take part in the sea user health survey to help identify pollution alerts

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Latest @BlueHealthEU study in the @SocietyGuardian this week #MentalHealth #Nature #Water theguardian.com/society/2022…

Time spent in blue spaces benefits children in later life, says study

Exposure to spaces such as beaches and rivers leads to greater value being placed in natural settings, study finds

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18 country study concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report spending time around coastal waters, rivers and lakes as children. Full story: exeter.ac.uk/news/research/t… @exeterpsych @ECEHH #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalhealth
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18-country #BlueHealth research shows that spending time in and around #coasts, #rivers and #lakes as a child can build an intrinsic love of #nature, which helps promote better #MentalHealth in adulthood bit.ly/3SWiIbi @ExeterMed @dip_psi
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This #WorldOceansDay, listen to @BlueHealthEU experts Drs Mathew White & @JoGarrett4 talk about the health benefits that blue spaces can bring to your life. youtube.com/watch?v=jM48kK_0…
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BlueHealth researcher and project manager @JamesGrellier will talking about how blue spaces can improve our #health and #wellbeing this evening at the Highcliffe Cafe Scientifique. Free online talk - details at cafescientifiquehighcliffe.o…
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Watch this short film by @t_l_mcintosh made for his BA in @MNHPFalmouth all about his lived experience of @BlueHealthEU.
Tom McIntosh@t_l_mcintosh18 May 2021
My graduate film is now live at youtu.be/M6NtwfKUDg0 Looking at the effects blue space can have on our mental well-being. It tracks my story through lockdown this year. The film is based on research from @BlueHealthEU & @ECEHH featuring an interview with @JamesGrellier
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Virtual @BlueHealthEU and nature experiences can improve mood, including watching decent nature documentaries
University of Exeter@UniofExeter14 May 2021
Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors. Read more here 👉 medicine.exeter.ac.uk/news/a… #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Spending time in nature can boost our mental health but can experiencing nature digitally have a similar impact? PhD student, Alex Smalley, has been exploring this alongside the @BBC. 🎧 Spotify ex.ac.uk/crv 🎧 Apple Podcasts ex.ac.uk/cqM #MHAW
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Save our #oceans to save our health! Scientists propose first steps of united global plan. Communities, policy makers, business & others must find powerful new ways to foster a step change in #publichealth: bit.ly/3w6TsmA @ECEHH @EMarineBoard @BlueHealthEU
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What do outdoor #BlueSpaces do for people with SMI? Our amazing guests are on a fascinating journey to find the answer & act on it. #ResearchSofa @SamanthaLucy12 Prof Kim Wright @mdcexeter #BipolarDisorder @YorkEnvironment @YESIUoY @mentalhealth youtu.be/OdhtkemmuHE

The Research Sofa_S3_ep14 feat Associate Prof Kim Wright and Sammy...

In this beautiful episode, Associate Prof Kim Wright (University of...

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On May 20th, @WHO_Europe will launch an overview report on #nature, #biodiversity and #health led by @ECEHH's @benedictwheeler + @becca_lovell. How will protecting natural resources benefit human health? Join the webinar @ who.zoom.us/webinar/register… #ECEHBonn #ForNature
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Episode 3 of our podcast #SoundWaves is now live on our Soundcloud! Click the link in our bio to listen to Maddi and Rebecca's fascinating interview with Dr. Grellier and Dr. Elliot from the University of Exeter. You won't want to miss this one!
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ECEHH@ECEHH28 Apr 2021
How do you make nature more inclusive ? Join @SarahBell85 for this @SW_EEP webinar to explore ideas and opportunities to develop and promote #sociallyinclusive multisensory #nature #experiences #10yearsECEHH #decadeofdiscovery us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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It is a happy day here at #ByTheSeaside - we are opening in-person on May 7th! If you live in Scotland, head to the Scottish Fisheries website (in our bio!) to book your timed tickets. PC: Findhorn Village, Moray Postcard, c. 1980s. Printed and published by J. Arthur Dixon Ltd.
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Happiest countries are those most connected to #nature: new results from @BlueHealthEU paper in @SciReports. Led by researchers at @ExeterMed nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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BlueHealth retweeted
ECEHH@ECEHH15 Mar 2021
New study by researchers @BlueHealthEU finds #VirtualReality #naturenvironments offer an opportunity for people with #memoryloss. Many expressed amazement and wonder at the feeling of being immersed in #nature @ExeterMed @Ruth_Garside ecehh.org/news/virtual-reali…

Virtual reality nature environments offer an opportunity for people with memory loss | ECEHH

Blue Health researchers from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health have published the results of their study looking at the acceptability of virtual reality (VR) natural environments...

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This Sunday - look out for our own @JamesGrellier taking a very chilly dip on @BBCCountryfile, valiantly highlighting the benefits of #bluehealth! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r79… @ECEHH @UniofExeter @UniExeCornwall @BlueHealthEU @Blue_Gym

BBC One - Countryfile, New Year, New Me

The team look for ways we can make the countryside a bigger part of our lives.

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#BlueHealth has now finished. Visit the website for a summary of our research investigations and to access publications: bluehealth2020.eu/publicatio… Thanks to our partners @rivm @lunduniversity @ExeterMed @istsupsan @maaylikool @ISGLOBALorg @CmccClimate @Aristoteleio @EuWHOEurope
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Thanks to everyone who has been involved with #BlueHealth #H2020 over the last 4 years, including more than 90 researchers across Europe! The topic 'BlueHealth' is making waves and we hope you will continue to collaborate and develop this interdisciplinary field into the future.
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