Health UMB is the Norwegian University of Life Sciences focus on preventative and rehabilitative healthcare through research and education for 2005-2010 . Health UMB is divided into three research groups; Food and Health, Nature, Health and Quality of Life and Health and Development.
The research group Nature, Health and Quality of Life works with documenting and providing education concerning the effects of wild and cultural nature (animals, plants, landscapes, urban areas, forests and wilderness areas) with respect to people’s physical and mental health as well as the economic, pedagogical and planning consequences of this for agricultural, educational and social sectors and for society more generally.