The NatureQuant Blog

Walks in Green Parks Mean Stronger Immune Systems and Better Mental Health

Scientific American writes about how contact with nature improves physical and mental health, but greenery is not easily reached by all.

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Mapping America’s access to nature, neighborhood by neighborhood

A city is a science experiment. What happens when we separate human beings from the environment in which they evolved? Can people be healthy without nature? The results have been bleak.

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NatureScore Urban Heat Index

A tool to identify and mitigate areas of high urban heat island risk (and socio-economic deprivation) via urban greening.

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Podcast - Outdoor Classrooms

User-friendly tools that can enhance your children’s learning outdoors.

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Study suggests people in urban areas with more green space have better mental health

First-of-its-kind study uses detailed NatureScore database to assess mental health at the neighborhood level

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Enabling wellness is the goal of two University of Oregon-based startup companies

NatureQuant has two main products - NatureDose, an app that prescribes and monitors how much people are exposed to nature, and NatureScore, a tool accessible by website that rates places based on how many natural elements they have that improve health. The website is useful for both individuals and organizations.

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February 1, 2024

Nature and Mental Health in Urban Texas - A NatureScore-Based Study

This novel approach, utilizing NatureScore as a proxy for urban greenness, demonstrates the correlation between a higher NatureScore and reduced mental health utilization. Our findings highlight the importance of integrating nature into our healthcare strategies to promote well-being and mental health.

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January 9, 2024

How Much Nature Is Enough?

Health experts are working out the right dose for you.

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January 8, 2024

Quantifying Nature - New article in the American Journal for Health Promotion

Introducing NatureScore® and NatureDose® as Health Analysis and Promotion Tools

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November 14, 2023

Nature Exposure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in a Large Metropolitan Area – Role of Access to Nature

Living in a high NatureScore neighborhood can positively impact cardiovascular health, yet its accessibility plays a crucial role in determining its actual effect.

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November 12, 2023

Podcast - Ready State Podcast

Jared Hanley, The Profound Health Benefits of Spending Time Outside in Natural Environments

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October 28, 2023

Children Need More Green Time

The Toronto Star recently wrote about the need for more natural space in the city.

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October 22, 2023

Data From NatureQuant Sharpens Arbor Day Foundation’s Urban Tree Planting Efforts

Data from NatureQuant will empower the Arbor Day Foundation to better serve neighborhoods in need of trees.

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October 16, 2023

NatureQuant selected for Promising Practice Award by Mather Institute

The 2023 Promising Practices Award recipients showcase successful new approaches for serving older adults, each of which can provide an inspiring idea or proven solution your organization can use to create your own promising practice.

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September 19, 2023

NatureQuant awarded Top Innovator by World Economic Forum's UpLink

Using machine learning to examine nature and health, NatureQuant was named a Top Innovator in Forest and Health by the World Economic Forum.

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September 19, 2023

Addressing humans’ growing nature deficit with Fitt Insider

Fitt Insider talks with Jared Hanley, CEO of NatureQuant about addressing humans’ growing nature deficit.

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July 13, 2023

Improving Teen Lives With a Breath of Fresh Air

Does time outdoors and in nature reduce youth stress? The UO is using new tech to answer that.

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July 12, 2023

Time in nature is associated with higher levels of positive mood

Evidence from the 2023 NatureDose® student survey

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July 2, 2023

How Spending 20 Minutes Per Day Outside Pulled Me Out of My Funk

Outside Magazine shares an impactful and personal story of how NatureDose helped a twenty-something year old dealing with stress and anxiety.

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May 30, 2023

Podcast - Coaching Outdoors

Coaching Outdoors - Jared Hanley CEO and Co-Founder of NatureQuant

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May 18, 2023

Podcast - Nature Bantz

We deep dive into the data behind nature connection and how this can be used for positive action as well as discuss if/when investment in nature tech grows to the same levels as climate tech.

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March 20, 2023

Podcast - Executive Health

Why Spending More Time Outside Improves Your Health and Lifespan with Jared Hanley of NatureQuant

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January 27, 2023

The Arbor Day Foundation and NatureQuant join to unlock the power of trees in neighborhoods

Partnership combines best-in-class research and technology with a world-class tree planting network to plant trees where they are needed most

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January 26, 2023

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Multiple Measures of Blue and Green Spaces in the United States

A recent paper co-authored by NatureQuant found that the disparities in nature access may explain some of the differences in health outcomes we observe in different communities (nature is a powerful "environmental determinant of health"). Furthermore, NatureScore is an elegant tool to identify areas of nature deficiency.

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January 23, 2023

Podcast - Adventurous Entrepeneurs

Why Science Says You Should Get Outside To Not Just Survive, But Thrive!

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November 18, 2022

Fast Company awards NatureQuant with the Next Big Things in Tech Award

Fast Company recognizes the tech breakthroughs that promise to define the future of industries.

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November 9, 2022

Podcast - The Science of Nature Exposure

Why you should get outside more! Increased nature exposure = healthier, longer life with research scientist & CEO of NatureQuant, Jared Hanley

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May 17, 2022

Residential Nature Tied to Hundreds of Dollars of Savings in Healthcare Costs

Many of us know — we feel — how essential nature is for our health and wellbeing. We seek fresh air, sunshine, birdsong, flowers, and leaves fluttering in the breeze. Such exposures to nature make us feel happy and alive.

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April 10, 2022

Podcast - Northern Latitudes - Find Your Way

Quantifying Nature – Jared Hanley

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March 15, 2022

Podcast - Halo Talks

Interview with NatureQuant CEO Jared Hanley

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March 4, 2022

Podcast - Smart Athlete

A Dose of Nature - With NatureQuant Founder Jared Hanley

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March 2, 2022

Podcast - Biophilic Soltutions

What’s Your Nature Dose? With NatureQuant Founder Jared Hanley

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February 7, 2022

Podcast - The Innovation Day Podcast

Jared Hanley, Co-Founder of NatureQuant, is Putting a Number on Nature, and is Hoping Exposure to the Outdoors Will be the Next Key Health Metric You Track.

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