Association Between Residential Greenness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

People who live in neighborhoods with moregreenspaces may have better blood vessel health and lower levels of stress, and a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes and others.

The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study

Variability in neighborhood greenness is a single metric that encapsulates two potential promoters of physical activity - an aesthetically pleasing natural environment and access to urban destinations. Variability in greenness within a neighborhood was negatively associated with coronary heart disease and stroke.

Green spaces and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the city of Rio de Janeiro

Mortality rates for cardiovascular diseases are inversely associated with exposure togreenspaces when controlling socioeconomic status and air pollution. The protective effect ofgreenspaces is greater among the tracts of lower socioeconomic level.

Accessibility and use of urban greenspaces, and cardiovascular health: findings from a Kaunas cohort study

An increase in the distance from the living place to greenspaces was related to a higher risk of the incidence of total CVD after adjustment for other cardiovascular risk factors and other health-related variables; this trend was observed both among men and the whole cohort. Compared to park users living at close distance togreenspaces, a statistically significantly increased risk of non-fatal CVD was observed for the whole population and women who were not park users and living farther away fromgreenspaces.

Is tree loss associated with cardiovascular-disease risk in the Women's Health Initiative? A natural experiment

Loss of trees from EAB was associated with an increased risk of CVD. Although this study only focused on the loss of trees and not the prescence of trees, it would seem reasonable to conclude that planting and retaining trees would have a positive impact on public health.

Association between urban green space and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A longitudinal study in seven Korean metropolitan areas

This study suggests that residing in metropolatin areas with moregreenspace may lead to reduced risk of CVD. These findings upport the importance of urban planning policies that increasegreenspace and green infrastructure.

Relationship Between Trees and Human Health: Evidence from the Spread of the EAB

Results suggest that loss of trees to the emerald ash borer increased mortality related to cardiovascular and lower respiratory-tract illness. This fınding adds to the growing evidence that the natural environment provides major public health benefıts.

A Review of the Health Benefits of Greenness

Future research should follow subjects prospectively, differentiate between greenness quantity and quality, and identify mediators and effect modifiers of greenness-health associations.

Nature and mental health: An ecosystem services perspective

Relatively little research has been on ecosystem services to the ways in which nature experience directly affects human mental health, with a few important exceptions.This omission is particularly concerning in light of indications that mental illness accounts for a substantial proportion of suffering in all regions of the world.