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American Public Health Association features a front page article on the movement

The October Issue of The Nation’s Health, The official newspaper of the American Public Health… [+]

[>] The Nation's Health

How children lost the right to roam in four generations

Report warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at risk because they… [+]

The Powerful Link Between Conserving Land and Preserving Health

Co-written by Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Richard Louv… [+] [PDF]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says free and unstructured play is healthy and essential

This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school… [+] [PDF]

[>] AAP pressroom

Kids Picking TV Over Trees

The Nature Conservancy-funded study reveals more evidence of a growing trend; children spending more time… [+]

[>] Listen to the interview with Pergrams on Videophilia.org

C&NN Synthesis of Research and Studies

[+] Research and Studies Volume 1

[+] Research and Studies Volume 2

Newsletter Archive

JUNE 08 – Summer Reading

MAY 08 – Cultural Change

APRIL 08 – Awareness Month

MARCH 08 – Free Play

FEBRUARY 08 – New from C&NN

OCTOBER 07 – Health

JULY 07 – Movement Update

APRIL 07 – Legislation

C&NN has designated April "Children & Nature Awareness Month." As part of this effort, we invited network members (like you) to list their April programs and share their strategies for building public awareness. Find out what's happening in your community on the C&NN Movement Map.

We’re mapping the Children & Nature movement.

[+] Find a Region Near You

C&NN Publications

As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
Children and Nature 2008: A Report on the Movement to Reconnect Children to the Natural World
[>] Download PDF [2.2MB]
C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
[>] Download PDF [1.4MB]