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ERIC Number: EJ409621
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Health Benefits of Outdoor Recreation: Implications for Health Education.
Breitenstein, Donna; Ewert, Alan
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v21 n1 p16-20 Jan-Feb 1990
This article reviews literature related to the positive effects of outdoor education. The following dimensions of health, and the benefits associated with each, are discussed: emotional, social, physical, intellectual, and spiritual. A model of health benefits derived from outdoor recreation is presented, and implications for health education are discussed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Health Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Physical Health, Recreation, Spirituality, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Outdoor Recreation