Upcoming event: Docs in the parks
"Take two walks and call me in the morning." Could that be a new mantra from physicans for whatever ails us?
On Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., local pediatricians will be at Herring Run Park in Baltimore to promote nature and outdoor exercise as prescriptions for fending off chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity. Among them will be Dr. Maria Brown, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, whose nature-therapy effort was featured last year in the Baltimore Sun.
The event is sponsored by the Greater Baltimore Child and Nature Collaborative. Free and open to the public, it will feature nature hikes, bicycling tours, a healthy cooking demonstration, wildlife expo and more. Those families or individuals who complete a prescribed set of activities are eligible for a free prize while supplies last.
(Dr. Maria Brown; 2010 Baltimore Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor)
