Bratman Co-authors Research on Public Nature and Health for Homeless Populations
Posted: 3/21/2024 (CSDE Research)
CSDE Affiliate Gregory Bratman (Environmental and Forest Sciences) co-authored an article in Social Science & Medicine, titled “Public nature and health for homeless populations: Professionals’ perceptions of contingent human benefits and harms“. This article investigates relationships between public nature and health for unsheltered homeless populations. It examines perceptions of health benefits and harms for people living in public natural areas including local, state, and national forests and parks in the Seattle metropolitan area (USA). Interviews with environmental, social service, and law enforcement professionals who regularly interact with this vulnerable population were conducted and thematically analyzed to understand perceptions of physical and mental health outcomes.Â