Advancing urban green and blue space contributions to public health

RF Hunter, M Nieuwenhuijsen, C Fabian… - The Lancet Public …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) have the potential to improve public health and
wellbeing, address health inequities, and provide co-benefits for the environment, economy …

The role of artificial intelligence in deciphering diet–disease relationships: case studies

Y Cohen, R Valdés-Mas, E Elinav - Annual review of nutrition, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Modernization of society from a rural, hunter-gatherer setting into an urban and industrial
habitat, with the associated dietary changes, has led to an increased prevalence of …

Park proximity and use for physical activity among urban residents: Associations with mental health

SL Orstad, K Szuhany, K Tamura, LE Thorpe… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Increasing global urbanization limits interaction between people and natural environments,
which may negatively impact population health and wellbeing. Urban residents who live …

Neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors and non-communicable diseases: a systematic meta-review

Y Zhang, N Liu, Y Li, Y Long, J Baumgartner… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Background With rapid urbanization, the urban environment, especially the neighborhood
environment, has received increasing global attention. However, a comprehensive overview …

The mediating effect of nature restorativeness, stress level, and nature connectedness in the association between nature exposure and quality of life

M Baceviciene, R Jankauskiene - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to test the mediating effects of nature restorativeness, stress, and nature
connectedness in the association between nature exposure and quality of life (QoL). Urban …

Healthy Cities, A comprehensive dataset for environmental determinants of health in England cities

Z Han, T Xia, Y Xi, Y Li - Scientific data, 2023 - nature.com
This paper presents a fine-grained and multi-sourced dataset for environmental
determinants of health collected from England cities. We provide health outcomes of citizens …

Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study

OL Sarmiento, AF Useche, DA Rodriguez, I Dronova… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The built environment of cities is complex and influences social and environmental
determinants of health. In this study we, 1) identified city profiles based on the built …

The public health benefits of implementing environmental policies: A comprehensive review of recent studies

UM Adanma, EO Ogunbiyi - International Journal of Applied Research in …, 2024 - fepbl.com
This comprehensive review explores the public health benefits of implementing
environmental policies, focusing on recent studies from 2018 to 2024. The study aimed to …

Short-term health effects of an urban regeneration programme in deprived neighbourhoods of Barcelona

X Bartoll-Roca, MJ López, K Pérez, L Artazcoz… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Urban regeneration programmes are interventions meant to enhance the wellbeing of
residents in deprived areas, although empirical evidence reports mixed results. We …

Physical culture and sports as an educational basis of students' healthy physical activities during and post-lockdown COVID-19 restrictions

R Dróżdż, M Pasek, M Zając… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The SARS-CoV-2 virus manifests itself in many aspects of everyday life,
among which one of the most frequently accentuated are changes in physical activity from …