canopy continuum
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The Canopy Continuum project seeks to explore the link between environmental quality and human health. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, we will visit 5 US cities to measure air quality and learn about maternal health statistics in order to answer the following question: What effect does prenatal exposure to pollution have on a developing child?
Participating cities are Albuquerque, Boise, Portland, Sacramento and Tacoma.
Health: Human health is affected by the natural environment, and children are especially vulnerable to detrimental effects of unhealthy urban environments. Lack of access to green urban areas has been linked to childhood respiratory disease, as well as poor health at birth.
Environment: Trees provide many environmental benefits that have a direct positive effect on human health, such as cooling, air filtration, sun protection and improved mental health.
Our Exploration: Research will focus on comparing the health of newborns in our 5 study cities. These cities are similar in size, but feature varying percentages of canopy cover and levels of air pollutants. We will explore how newborn health differs across cities, and how increased canopy cover might reduce vulnerability of urban-dwelling mothers and infants to long-term health disorders.
Special thanks to our partners:
Participating cities are Albuquerque, Boise, Portland, Sacramento and Tacoma.
Health: Human health is affected by the natural environment, and children are especially vulnerable to detrimental effects of unhealthy urban environments. Lack of access to green urban areas has been linked to childhood respiratory disease, as well as poor health at birth.
Environment: Trees provide many environmental benefits that have a direct positive effect on human health, such as cooling, air filtration, sun protection and improved mental health.
Our Exploration: Research will focus on comparing the health of newborns in our 5 study cities. These cities are similar in size, but feature varying percentages of canopy cover and levels of air pollutants. We will explore how newborn health differs across cities, and how increased canopy cover might reduce vulnerability of urban-dwelling mothers and infants to long-term health disorders.
Special thanks to our partners:
