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Less Screen + More Green = Children Flourishing

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Feb 2, 2026

Learning with Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens
Jan 9, 2026

Tipping The Green Scale: How One Family Finds Balance Between Screens and the Outdoors
Nov 7, 2025

Students Help Install New Bioswale at KIPP VOICE Academy as Part of Greening Schoolyards Effort
Nov 6, 2025

Leaders Gather for Special ‘World Café’ Event to Support Neighborhood Initiatives

In October, Project One Health JAX hosted a dynamic and energizing World Café event, bringing together Advisory Council members, community leaders, nonprofit partners, funders, and elected officials to explore the next phase of neighborhood-based work.  A World Café is a conversation format where participants break into small groups and rotate between tables or rooms, hearing

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Nov 3, 2025

Youth Voices Lead the Way in Springfield’s Nature-Based Learning Program

Too often, youth programs are designed without input from the very people they’re meant to serve. In Springfield, Project One Health JAX–led by the Partnership for Child Health–is taking a different approach by listening directly to local teens and building programming around their insights. This fall, a focus group with middle and high school students

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Sep 15, 2025

Project One Health JAX Launches Less Screen. More Green. 30-Day Challenge to Get Jacksonville Families Off Screens and in Nature

Jacksonville, FL – Project One Health JAX, an initiative of the Winston Family Foundation, today announced the launch of a new community-wide, 30-day challenge called Less Screen. More Green. The challenge invites families across Jacksonville to reduce daily screen time and spend more time outdoors, reconnecting with nature and with one another. Today’s youth are

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Aug 6, 2025

Project One Health JAX Launches with $6 Million Investment Over Three Years in Jacksonville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2025 Project One Health JAX Launches with $6 Million Investment Over Three Years in Jacksonville KEY POINTS: JACKSONVILLE, FL – Children and teens in the U.S. spend 90% of their time indoors and on screens, averaging 7 hours of screen time a day and only 10 minutes outside. Studies show

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Helpful Resources

Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development

Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development

The Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development offers innovative research and guidance on how technology impacts youth, helping communities develop strategies for healthy digital habits.

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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

In The Anxious Generation, Social Psychologist Dr. Jonathan Haidt provides a comprehensive analysis of the harms of too much screen time and offers practical solutions to address this epidemic.

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Children & Nature Network

Children & Nature Network

The Children & Nature Network provides a robust resource hub that showcases best practices and programs to foster children’s connections with the natural world.

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Nature & Health Alliance

Nature & Health Alliance

Nature & Health Alliance unites experts and organizations to advance the science of nature’s benefits, promoting policies and practices that enhance environmental and human well-being.

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Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv underscores the vital role of nature in child development, illustrating the benefits of outdoor play and the risks of nature deficit disorder.

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Social Media and Youth Mental Health, U.S. Surgeon General Advisory

Social Media and Youth Mental Health, U.S. Surgeon General Advisory

The U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health addresses the epidemic of isolation and loneliness among adolescents and shares the importance of in-person social connection and community to support well-being.

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Dr. Robert Waldinger

Dr. Robert Waldinger

Dr. Robert Waldinger, Director of the Harvard Study on Adult Development, and author, speaker, and Zen teacher. He has run the longest study in history on human happiness and well-being. His mission is to help people discover the keys to living happier, more fulfilling lives by fostering deeper connections with themselves and others.

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Einhorn Collaborative – A Call to Connection report

Einhorn Collaborative – A Call to Connection report

The Einhorn Collaborative’s A Call to Connection report explores how deep human relationships transform communities and offers actionable recommendations for building stronger connections.

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Dr. Arthur Brooks and the Science of Happiness

Dr. Arthur Brooks and the Science of Happiness

Dr. Arthur Brooks, through his work on the science of happiness, shares research-driven strategies to cultivate emotional and social well-being.

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Aspen Community Forum – Belonging, Meaning, Wellbeing and Purpose Framework for Youth Development

Aspen Community Forum – Belonging, Meaning, Wellbeing and Purpose Framework for Youth Development

The Aspen Community Forum’s framework for youth development emphasizes belonging, meaning, well-being, and purpose, guiding the creation of supportive environments for young people.

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Blue Sky Funders Forum

Blue Sky Funders Forum

The Blue Sky Funders Forum is a group of grantmakers whose mission is to inspire, deepen, and expand investments in meaningful outdoor experiences for everyone, building stronger communities everywhere.

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