The environment is a compelling context for teaching and engaging today's students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This infographic illustrates some of the many ways STEM and environmental knowledge are becoming increasingly more important to US businesses and career paths.
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This article from Clinical Pediatrics by James R. Roberts, MD, MPH, Nicholas Newman, DO, MS, Leyla E. McCurdy, MPhil, Jane S. Chang, MPH, Mauro A. Salas, RRT, MPH, Bernard Eskridge, MD, Lisa de Ybarrondo, MD, Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Lynnette Mazur, MD, and Catherine J. Karr, MD, PhD, serves as a follow up to a 2013 article, also in Clinical Pediatrics, evaluating NEEF’s Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma training.
NEEF has a vision: By 2022, 300 million people actively use environmental knowledge to ensure the wellbeing of the earth and its people.
Through science-based resources, programming for all ages, and work with trusted partners and professionals, NEEF is connecting Americans to the environment where it intersects our daily lives - via nature, weather + climate, and health.
Just a few of NEEF's 2015 highlights...
From the front steps to the solar system, science can be found everywhere. NEEF has put together this collection of lesson plans and curriculum guides to help educators introduce students to some of the many ways they can discover more of the science going on around them, both within the classroom and in the field.
(From The National Environmental Education Advisory Council) Humans have always been dependent on the planet’s natural resources for survival. Human health is directly linked to the health of the environment on which it depends. Fertile soil, plentiful and clean water, fresh air, and the wise use of natural resources not only influence quality of life, but also contribute to economic prosperity, national security, and sustainability.
From the front door to the solar system, science can be found everywhere. Explore some of the many ways science connects the world around us. Help increase our understanding of the environment through citizen science.
NEEF's Prescription for Outdoor Activity in English and Spanish is a tool pediatric health care providers can use to encourage children to spend more time being active in nature.
