greenness
Public Health Sciences
$2.27 Million Grant to Fund Study of Neighborhood Greenness and Hispanic Cardiometabolic Health
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded Scott C. Brown, Ph.D., research associate professor, and Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D., professor and chair emeritus, both in the Department of Public Health Sciences, a $2.27…
Cardiovascular Division
Greater Greenness on Residential Blocks Linked to Lower Risks for Heart Disease
People living on blocks with the highest levels of tree canopy could have lower risks for a number of heart diseases – possibly because of greater physical activity, more social…
Published Studies
Residential Blocks with Greater Greenness Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and Depression
Growing evidence supports greater health benefits for people who live in ‘green’ neighborhoods – those with more tree canopy and street level vegetation specifically on the block where they live.…