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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a landmark meeting recently with the health care industry recently to discuss the health of our nation’s children and opportunities to get kids involved in outside activities. Last year the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Hall announced six top priorities for the Service to follow in the coming years. One of these top priorities is to connect people with nature in an effort to ensure the future of conservation. With a land base encompassing more than 97 million acres in the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Service is an excellent resource to provide outdoor experiences combining the values of natural resource conservation, environmental quality and human health. The motto for the Service’s initiative is Let’s Go Outside! “There may be no greater legacy that the Service can leave for future generations,” said Hall. “By providing support and encouragement for parents, educators and children to spend time outdoors, we are joining the nationwide movement to invite families to turn off their digital music and video games and spend some quality family time outside.” Information shows the American people, especially children, are spending less time involved in outdoor recreational activities than any previous generation.
Nature is important to children’s development - intellectually,
emotionally, socially, spiritually and physically; and research
indicates as children’s connection to and time spent with nature has
diminished, childhood ailments and medical problems have vastly
increased. Even the simple activity of playing outside helps children
develop better motor skills, physical fitness and general health, and
can create a life-long appreciation of the for healthy, outdoor
activities and the environment.
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