www.rgbstock.com I read the news today that access to good quality urban parks benefits public health. In my own experience of living alongside English tree-dotted fields, I can say that I've never been more content, despite my aging condition. Outside the study where I sit typing this morning, horses roam in divided fields fresh from their stables. Last week, foals galloped as fast as they could before skidding to a halt at the fence. Trees top the rising horizon below ground now covered with a heavy frost. At the front of our home, large trees, bare for winter, partially block a field rising to the distant horizon.
www/bbc.co.uk Not many people are lucky enough to have a view without other dwellings, or to see animals and trees through their windows. But, at least they should be able to walk in a park if they chose. Let me share the information with you.
The result of a UK study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology add to the mounting evidence that an open area of park or fields in the concrete jungle can cut pollution and deter allergies. Researchers found a little strip of green has a long-lasting positive impact for urban dwellers unlike pay rises or promotions, which only provided a short-term boost. Even after three years, their mental health remained better. People living in greener urban areas also displayed fewer signs of depression or anxiety.
The result of a UK study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology add to the mounting evidence that an open area of park or fields in the concrete jungle can cut pollution and deter allergies. Researchers found a little strip of green has a long-lasting positive impact for urban dwellers unlike pay rises or promotions, which only provided a short-term boost. Even after three years, their mental health remained better. People living in greener urban areas also displayed fewer signs of depression or anxiety.
www.garyjwolff.com Urbanization is a potential threat to mental health and wellbeing. Think of the gangs roaming streets bare of any sign of natural life. Many television programs feature youths taken from areas covered with pavements and tower blocks to an open space in the country. Mostly, the effect on them is tremendous.
In another study, cross-sectional evidence taken from over 10,000 individuals suggests that living closer to urban green spaces is associated with lower mental distress.
The potential benefit at to the community highlights the importance of protecting urban green spaces.
If environmental officials say parks are good for people's health surely health services should be contributing to the cost of creating good quality local green spaces.
In another study, cross-sectional evidence taken from over 10,000 individuals suggests that living closer to urban green spaces is associated with lower mental distress.
The potential benefit at to the community highlights the importance of protecting urban green spaces.
If environmental officials say parks are good for people's health surely health services should be contributing to the cost of creating good quality local green spaces.
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