Living closer to certain types of greenspaces is associated with a lower prevalence of heart disease and stroke: A nationwide study in the USA at the census tract scale
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Layout of trees and human health: Study identifies a significantly lower mortality risk in people who live in neighbourhoods with large, contiguous and well networked areas of tree canopies.
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ETH Zurich
Could the layout of trees impact human health?
A long-term Switzerland-wide study has found that neighbourhoods with numerous, well-arranged trees exhibit lower mortality risks than other areas. The reasons behind this, and the factors that play a role, will require further research.
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New study finds link between green spaces 🌳 and police violence 🚔 in America - The first study to examine the relationship between the greenness of an area and police violence found that areas with a greater amount of green space had fewer fatal police shootings.
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A novel research project has shown that areas with greater amounts of green space 🌳 have a lower prevalence of police violence 🚔. The study is the first to find such a significant relationship, and it showed that the most deprived areas seemed to benefit the most from green spaces. 🌍✨
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Sage Journals
Greenness, Deprivation, and Fatal Police Shootings: A Five-Year Nationwide Study in the United States - Jiali Li, Matthew E. Browning…
Police shootings are a serious form of violence that have profound impacts on social well-being. Although the impacts of socioeconomic, demographic, and regulat...
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Newborns living near trees 🌳 tend to be healthier 🍼 and new data 📊 suggests it’s not because healthier people 👨👩👧👦 reside near parks 🌲.
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Drexel News
Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier. New Data Suggests It’s Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks.
The link between proximity to greenspace — including trees and parks— and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health adds to our understanding of these health benefits…
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A study of 3,500 residents in Tokyo & Osaka 🌆🌿 finds both visiting nature 🌳 and feeling connected to it 🌎 linked to better health 🏥 – especially in deprived, urban areas.
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Living near green spaces 🌳 before and during pregnancy 🤰 as well as in early childhood 👶 is associated with a reduced risk of neurodevelopmental disorders 🧠.
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Rutgers
Access to Green Spaces May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
Rutgers Health scientists suggest exposure to natural environments may offer benefits for children in underserved communities.
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A new study shows that even short daily exposure to green spaces, like sitting under a tree 🌳 or walking in a park 🌲, can lower stress and inflammation levels in the body. What stood out to me is that the effect was strongest for people living in busy cities 🏙️. Kind of wild how something so simple can have
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Access to green spaces 🌳 is linked with fewer mental health hospitalisations 🏥. Local greenness was associated with a 7% reduction in hospital admissions for all cause mental disorders, with stronger associations for substance use disorders (9%), psychotic disorders (7%), and dementia (6%).
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The BMJ
Greenness and hospital admissions for cause specific mental disorders: multicountry time series study
Objectives To examine the association between exposure to greenness and hospital admissions for mental disorders, and to estimate greenness related hospital admissions under various greenness intervention scenarios.
Design Multicountry time series study.…
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Science News
People living within a 10-minute walk of improved urban woodlands are 10% less likely to use antidepressants and 6% less likely to use anti-anxiety medication, according to a 5-year UK study of 129,335 people Read Full Article #UrbanForests #MentalHealth…
🌳 People in deprived communities are 10% less likely to be prescribed antidepressants and 6% less likely to be prescribed anti-anxiety medication if they live near improved woodlands.
📊 The study, involving over 129,000 people across Scotland over five years, analyzed NHS prescription and census data to link woodland access with mental health.
💡 Scottish Forestry's Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) initiative funded improvements like new footpaths and community events in disadvantaged areas, making woodlands more accessible.
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📊 The study, involving over 129,000 people across Scotland over five years, analyzed NHS prescription and census data to link woodland access with mental health.
💡 Scottish Forestry's Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) initiative funded improvements like new footpaths and community events in disadvantaged areas, making woodlands more accessible.
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