11/16/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Living close to green spaces improves human health. This was what a study, published in the journal Environmental Research, that evaluated the effects of green spaces on humans that lived in their vicinity found.
The researchers concluded that exposure to green spaces has beneficial effects on human health. They hope that their findings will urge medical and healthcare professionals to encourage patients to go out and experience nature. The authors also hope that the findings will affect the way that authorities create, maintain, and improve green spaces.
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Journal Reference:
Twohig-Bennett C, Jones A. THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF GREENSPACE EXPOSURE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. Environmental Research. October 2018;166:628–637. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.030
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