“Better city planning could have profound impacts on the mental health and well-being of all of us."
After controlling for multiple confounding factors using a massive dataset on 943,027 people who grew up in #Denmark, Engemann et al found that growing up near #greenspace was associated with up to 55% lower risk of mental health disorders in adulthood.
(2/n) Controlling for income, age, and education, having 10 more trees on your city block improves your health comparable to an increase in personal income of $10,000 and moving to a n'hood w/$10,000 higher income, or being 7 years younger
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