Posts for category Environment

Grey stones steps upon the ocean going to the sun by sunset

The power of nature

Simple as it sounds, connecting with nature can make you feel better. Being in contact ...

Family of four; parents carrying two young children during sunset on a beach.

Happier Families, Healthier Lives

Mona Hartmann is the child and family resource coordinator for Stanford’s WorkLife Office. HealthySteps to ...

Mitigating the health impacts of wildfire smoke

Last year, Californians endured one of the worst fire seasons in recent history. Homes were ...

Staying safe in the sun and water

  The dawn of summer ushers in fun and relaxation. It’s the season we forge ...

Relaxing into better days

    Finding time and space to relax this past year has been difficult for ...

Embracing a Plant-Based Diet

      But how do we embrace plants in our diets if we’re so ...

Guide to self-care: Coping with coronavirus

  As our organizations work to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), it is ...

Environmental wellness: Should you care?

When we think about wellness, we typically think about preventative measures we can take to ...

Don’t get burned

Susan Swetter, MD is a professor of dermatology and director of the Stanford Pigmented Lesion ...

Having a healthy fear of skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common human cancer in the U.S., and its most serious ...