Join us on Monday, December 7, from 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET for a free, live virtual webinar on PaRx: Prescribing Nature for Personal and Planetary Health with Laura Hergott and Dr. Sonya Jakubec.
This session will explore how time in nature supports physical and mental health, how to write nature prescriptions that patients follow, and how nature can help reduce burnout for clinicians.
When and where
Date: Monday, December 7, 2026
Time: 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET
Location: Live online
Learning objectives
By the end of the webinar, you’ll be able to:
Describe the benefits of nature prescriptions to physical and mental health in paediatric and adult populations
Describe how to effectively prescribe nature and promote patient adherence
Recognize how nature prescriptions can reduce burnout and improve mental health for practitioners
Link nature prescribing to increased climate awareness, biodiversity values and pro-environmental behaviors
About the speakers
Laura Hergott manages the Healthy By Nature initiative at the BC Parks Foundation, home of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription program. With a background in biochemistry and molecular genetics, she was drawn to the work by the growing research on the health benefits of time outdoors. She champions nature as a health factor on par with diet, exercise and sleep.
Dr. Sonya Jakubec, PhD, RN, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Mount Royal University in Calgary. A community mental health nurse and researcher, she studies how supportive environments, including parks, influence health and wellbeing across the lifespan, with a focus on community and public health approaches to palliative and grief care. She is an adjunct professor at Dalhousie University and serves on the Board of Directors of the Miistakis Institute.
Registration
NP Circle members: RSVP here.
NPs and NP students who aren’t members yet: Join NP Circle for free, then RSVP through the community.
Other healthcare professionals: Register here.