Wilderness Expo 2001: Educating the General Public on Wilderness Medicine and Outdoor Safety☆

A National Study of Outdoor Wilderness Experience

Wilderness medicine in disasters and humanitarian crisis.

doi:10.1017/S1049023X11006479 In the wake of highly publicized recent disasters in Haiti, Pakistan, and elsewhere, discourse among those concerned with the management of public health emergencies has focused on defining a standard of professionalism for humanitarian and disaster responders.1 Few “prerequisites” exist for the diversity of casual responders, experienced providers, and humanitaria...

Is the Public Viewpoint of Wilderness Shifting ?

This study explores shifts since the mid-1990s in the values the public places on wilderness. Public views of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) were compared from national surveys conducted in 1994 and 2000. Results show that while more people in 2000 were aware of the NWPS, this increase in awareness has not created greater support for additional wilderness acreage. Levels of ...

Wilderness medicine opportunities in Canada do exist.

Wilderness medicine (WM) is a relatively unfamiliar area of medicine to most health care professionals in this country. However, most medical practitioners in Canada have at some point delivered care in less than ideal circumstances. These situations might include remote locations distant from definitive care or under exposure to severe weather or natural hazards. Any medical practitioner could...

Converting the Kentucky Wilderness

The rural central Kentucky landscape today appears as open, rolling bluegrass fields, punctuated by relicts of “woodland pasture” and partitioned by stone or board fences, the latter usually painted black. Historic residences often sit back from the road at the end of a long drive, presenting a picture of placidity, prosperity and gracious living. Country roads are organic in quality, often app...