This intervention is equally applicable on kids

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HEALTH CARE 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Applicability...............................................................................................................................1
Strengths.....................................................................................................................................2
Weaknesses................................................................................................................................2
Recommendations......................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................3

HEALTH CARE 2
Introduction
In recent years concerns have been drawn to identify best health and development
intervention programs for children. This paper is to study the benefits of one of such
intervention i.e outdoor play and the role of nature play in early development of child. The
focus of the paper is to study the benefits and weaknesses and how best it can provide the
structure to that leads to lesser crime.
Nature play or outdoor play includes traditional playing techniques where children
engage in playing with the available natural substances like rock, sand, trees and plants.
Applicability
This intervention is equally applicable on kids as well as adults. Thought the result
would vary in kids and adults. The results found in kids were better coordination and motor
skills. In adults it helped in building more creativity, social and emotional intelligence, and
complex thinking skills. It also leads to greater happiness and is beneficial for people
suffering from depression and it has helped in uplifting mood disorders in adults. Interacting
with nature and getting more involved in nature is the new age self-improvement tool now
used by the doctors. Though it has not been studied how outdoor play have such a positive
mental effect on people but it has been found that people engaging more in outdoor
excursions had lower activity in the prefontal cortex- that part of brain which produces
repetitive thoughts focusing more on negative emotions, anxiety stress and depression
(Harward, 2018).