Ageing Well Public Talks Series 2024-25. Talk 4: Accessing learning and nature: addressing health inequalities

Talk 4. 11th December 2024 – Access to learning and nature – addressing health inequalities.

Yoseph will be talking about creating an intergenerational community of nature enthusiasts, operating both virtually and in person. He will look at community walking group experience, access and learning, and using nature storytelling. Sonal will consider how inequalities in access to and experience of green spaces can affect the benefits different sections of society gain from engaging with nature, including health and wellbeing outcomes. Together, they will explore how we can try to overcome these differences.

Dr Yoseph Araya is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Environmental Sciences within the Ecosystems and Biodiversity Research discipline at The Open University.

Ms Sonal Mehta - Director/Founder Catalyst Health Solutions & VCSE Partnership Lead – Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. Sonal is a pharmacist by background and has worked across diverse areas in the health system. Through her involvement, Sonal supports collaborative action to reduce health inequalities while also creating strategic partnerships between the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors and the health and care system.