“Nature-deficit disorder is too big for any one organization to tackle alone." So in the U.S, the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative is bringing cities together in their region or state to get more kids and families outdoors.
The range of CCCN strategies developed are "challenging issues such as rising rates of obesity, mental illness and chronic disease in children, related to the decline of unstructured, active outdoor play and sedentary, indoor lifestyles." |