WVU Mountaineer Micro Academy is now offering Nature-Based Nursing, a forest bathing micro-credential for healthcare professionals.
The course allows participants to discover how forest bathing and nature-based healing can enhance health, well-being, and nursing care. The four-course series equips nurses and healthcare professionals with practical skills to integrate nature-based interventions into clinical, community, and wellness settings. Participants can earn up to 42 nursing contact hours.
The courses include:
- Foundations and Health Impacts of Forest Bathing
- Physiological & Psychological Benefits of Forest Bathing
- Planning and Leading Forest Bathing Sessions for Nursing Practice
- Integrating Nature-Based Healing in Nursing Practice
The program cost is $500. WVU and WVU Medicine employees receive a 50% discount.
For more information, visit MicroAcademy.wvu.edu/NatureBasedNursing or contact Dr. Angel Smothers at asmothers@hsc.wvu.edu.
