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DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 |
Web URL(s): | http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 Last checked: 04/09/2015 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 Last checked: 04/09/2015 Requires: PDF Reader |
Author(s): | Shanahan, Danielle F.;
Lin, Brenda B.;
Bush, Robert;
Gaston, Kevin J.;
Dean, Julie H.;
Barber, Elizabeth;
Fuller, Richard A. |
Author Affiliation: | Shanahan and Fuller: Ph.D. and School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia; Bush and Dean: Ph.D.; Barber: MPH and School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland; Lin: Ph.D. and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Ogranisation Land and Water Flagship, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; Gaston: Ph.D. and Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
Title: | Toward improved public health outcomes from urban nature |
Section: | Windows of opportunity Other records with the "Windows of opportunity" Section
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Source: | American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 105, No. 3, March 2015, p. 470-477. |
Publishing Information: | Washington, D.C.: American Public Health Association |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Related Web URL: | http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 Last checked: 04/09/2015 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Greenspace; Health concerns; Recommendations; Therapeutic values; Turf values; Urban habitat
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Abstract/Contents: | "There is mounting concern for the health of urban populations as cities expand at an unprecedented rate. Urban green spaces provide settings for a remarkable range of physical and mental health benefits, and pioneering health policy is recognizing nature as a cost-effective tool for planning healthy cities. Despite this, limited information on how specific elements of nature deliver health outcomes restricts its use for enhancing population health. We articulate a framework for identifying direct and indirect causal pathways through which nature delivers health benefits, and highlight current evidence. We see a need for a bold new research agenda founded on testing causality that transcends disciplinary boundaries between ecology and health. This will lead to cost-effective and tailored solutions that could enhance population health and reduce health inequalities." |
Language: | English |
References: | 111 |
Note: | Includes sidebar, "Examples of pathways to health benefits from nature", p. 471 Tables Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Shanahan, D. F., B. B. Lin, R. Bush, K. J. Gaston, J. H. Dean, E. Barber, et al. 2015. Toward improved public health outcomes from urban nature. American Journal of Public Health. 105(3):p. 470-477. |
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| DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 |
| Web URL(s): http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 Last checked: 04/09/2015 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302324 Last checked: 04/09/2015 Requires: PDF Reader |
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