Jinal Shashin Parmar, Prathyusha Sanagavarapu, Sowbhagya Micheal, Navira Chandio, Susan Cartwright, Amit Arora
A Qualitative Study of Preschool Children's Perspectives on an Oral Health Promotion Program in New South Wales, Australia
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
growing global awareness recognition important interdependent relationships natural world human health several contemporary health organizations placed calls action emphasize urgent need collaboration interdisciplinary research education clinical work address increasing degradation planetary human health research dedicated natures health impacts health professions schools would benefit including training programs also cultivating comprehensive mindbody health perspective support health student practitioners future patients present program evaluation investigates fiveday outdoor minicourse covering naturebased health techniques medical dental school american northeast unique outdoor course combines nature creativity reflection within context modern medicine concurrent mixedmethod design using descriptive statistics quantitative qualitative data students anonymous final course evaluations final reflection projects evaluated data suggests students benefitted experience fiveday course students provided feedback reinforcing enjoyment transformative outcomes gleaned course experiences students entered course describing feeling stressed overwhelmed overextended uncommon learners medical dental school completed course describing acquisition applicable skills increased attention mindfulness creativity connection natural world students described positive experience course several areas personal professional development also described improvements within cognitive domains enhanced connection nature others increased mindfulness overall improved wellbeing findings implications medical dental programs innovative training may lean work naturebased care provide whole person