About this Independent Study   

This activity was originally released on July 17, 2025 and is available for continuing education credit until July 16, 2027.    

Time spent outdoors increases children’s physical activity, health, school achievement and overall wellbeing. Young children who are allowed and encouraged to explore the natural world—even with brief, regular exposure—have better knowledge of science and greater empathy for natural places.

Backed by pediatricians, Project Nature empowers families and child caregivers to explore nature with children, with a goal to reach families with the most barriers and greatest need.

Who Should Take This Course

Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants, LVN/LPN 

To Enroll

Select the radio button under the continuing education type that you need, then select the Enroll button above it. These buttons are at the right of the computer screen.

If you need to change your selection, unenroll from one course and enroll in the correct one.

Objectives

After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

• Describe what is known about the health benefits of nature
• Identify potential barriers to accessing nature.
• Discuss Project Nature implementation and research.

Continuing Education 

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Cardea Services is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of this activity 1.0 contact hours will be awarded.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Cardea and Best Start WA. Cardea is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Cardea designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Successful completion of this continuing education activity includes the following

• Attending the entire CE activity
• Completing the online evaluation
• Submitting an online CE Request

Registration & Fees

The eLearning course is free of charge. 

Disclosures

No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has relevant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.