Surrey Hills Symposium 2019
A Surrey Hills Symposium took place on Wednesday 27 November in partnership with the University of Surrey. The theme for 2019 was Our Natural Health Service.
Research has proven that green spaces can contribute to the prevention and treatment of physical and mental health conditions. From active pursuits to forest schools, the outdoors plays a big part in keeping minds and bodies healthy. From improving memory and fighting depression to lowering blood pressure – the outdoors is our Natural Health Service.
Speaker Presentations:
Dr William Bird, MBE, GP and CEO of Intelligent Health
Click here to download How can nature improve our health and wellbeing presentation
Dr Birgitta Gatersleben, University of Surrey
Click here to download the Into the Wild – Restoring young minds in the Surrey Hills presentation
Additional research was undertaken by Genevieve Lebus on behalf of the Surrey Hills AONB. This report is ‘unpublished’ but available to view here: Click to download full report.or short version
Professor Caroline Scarles, University of Surrey
Click here to download the Living Environments for Healthy Ageing presentation
An artist visualisation of the main themes from the 2019 Surrey Hills Symposium by Veronica Wood sponsored by the Rutland Group
A selection of images from the event:
With thanks to those organisations who exhibited during the evening:
Fiona Ross – complementary health professional
The Community Foundation for Surrey
Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development
In Partnership with:
With thanks to our sponsors:
