Healthy Parks and Healthy People 2015A Conference and WorkshopGeneral Information & Draft Agenda

Sponsored By:

Centre for Applied Sciences in Ontario Protected Areas (CASIOPA)University of Waterloo - Centre for Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptation (ERA)

University of Waterloo - Department of Environment & Resource Studies (ERS)casiopa.mediamouse.ca | @CASIOPA_ON | https://www.linkedin.com/in/casiopa

Wednesday May 6 & Thursday May 7 2015at the University of Waterloo Federation Hall Conference Centre

“Healthy Parks, Healthy People” is a research agenda but most importantly it is action – an action that is going on around the world. Healthy Parks, Healthy People is eponymous – it is indeed about integrated approaches to better health of humans and their environmentally protected areas. Join us in Waterloo Ontario for one of the first Canadian conferences about this important approach. Attendees will include everyone from professionals and students from private, government, NGO, and academic sectors interested in expert advice, participatory discussions, and submitting contributed presentations. We have several invited speakers, topped off by two excellent keynote speakers:

Diana AllenChief, US National Parks Service Healthy Parks Healthy People National Program

Robert ZarrPediatrician at Washington DC’s Unity Health Care, Inc. campus. Leader of DC Park Rxtwitter.com/doczarr

Audience. We intend this conference to appeal to a broad audience of professionals and students from private, government, NGO, and academic sectors interested in expert advice, roundtable participation, and contributing presentations to the thorny problem of concurrent management and motivating people to visit parks and protected areas that improve human health and maintain ecological integrity.

Formal Registration Opens March 2 2015. The Registration Fee is a flat fee of $150 for the two formal meeting days May 6 & 7 - or $100 as a one-day rate. Student rates are a flat fee of $75 for a 2-day registration. For Day 1, all meals and nutrition breaks are included. For Day 2, all breaks and meals are included, except dinner. Accommodation information is via the registration link.

Register Online: https://www.regonline.ca/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1672303 Reaching the University of Waterloo by foot, bike, bus, car, train, or plane is easy:

https://uwaterloo.ca/about/how-find-us/maps-and-directions http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/gettingAround/To-and-From-the-Region.asp

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Wednesday May 6. Making Healthy People, Healthy Parks A Reality.

0855-0900 Introductory Remarks0900-1000 Keynote: Robert Zarr, MD, MPH, FAAP

Pediatrician at Washington DC’s Unity Health Care, Inc. campus; leader DC Park Rx1000-1030 Discussion with Dr. Zarr1030-1100 Refreshment/Networking Break1100-1200 Plenary:

Catherine McAllister, PhD; University of WaterlooThe Green Grass Grew All Around: Healthy Urban Parks & Healthy Children

1200-1300 Lunch Break1300-1430 Breakout Sessions I. Making Healthy Parks, Healthy People a reality:

Experiences and ideas about making the connections between disciplines1430-1500 Refreshment/Networking Break1500-1630 Breakout Sessions II. Making Healthy Parks, Healthy People a reality:

How to integrate HPHP into communities1630-1800 Brief Announcements as Needed + Free time (pre-dinner)

1800-onward Dinner at Conference VenueAfter Dinner Libations Elsewhere

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Thursday May 7. Research & Reflections on Healthy People, Healthy Parks

0855-0900 Introductory Remarks by Organizing Committee Delegate0900-1000 Keynote: Diana Allen

Chief, US National Parks Service Healthy Parks Healthy People National Program1000-1030 Panel Discussion on Healthy Parks, Healthy People1030-1100 Refreshment/Networking Break1100-1200 Plenary:

Lisa Nisbet, Ph.D. Trent UniversityThe nature connection and psychological well-being

1230-1330 Lunch Break

Thursday May 7. Afternoon Sessions - Concurrent Contributed Presentations. Each speaker has 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions. To apply for delivering a contributed presentation, please use the form on the next page. The sessions, of course, will be filled as people apply – we have up to 3 concurrent sessions available; the template for each concurrent session is below for your consideration.

1300-13201320-13401340-14001400-14201420-14401440-1500 Refreshment & Networking Break1500-15201520-15401540-16001600-16201620-16401630-1800 Free time (pre-dinner)

1800-onward Dinner at various venues around Waterloo

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How to submit an abstract for a contributed presentation.

Send a free-form Word document by email to Stephen Murphy (stephen.murphy@uwaterloo.ca). These should be sent by April 6 2015. We will inform participants if their presentation is accepted soon after submission; we anticipate sufficient room for participants to present but we do vet for quality. The format is as follows:

Surname First Name of Presenter, Surname First Name of 2nd author, (et seq). Affiliations (e.g. Department of Environment & Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON). email of presenter.

Talk title (as pithy as possible).

Standard abstract of talk focusing on brief context/rationale, clear statement of a research question or topic of relevance, clear statement of methods or relevant approaches, clear statement of results or outcomes and explanations for these outcomes, brief statements on implications for healthy parks, and/or healthy people or other statement on relevance to this conference; limit is 500 words.

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