
More parks could increase life expectancy in LA County’s Latino and Black communities
New research shows that adding green space in LA’s “park poor” neighborhoods could lead to a population-level gain of some 165,000 years in life expectancy.
New research shows that adding green space in LA’s “park poor” neighborhoods could lead to a population-level gain of some 165,000 years in life expectancy.
Michelle C. Kondoa, Margarita Triguero-Mas, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Edmund Seto, Antònia Valentín, Gemma Hurst, Glòria Carrasco-Turigas, Daniel Masterson, Albert Ambròs, Naomi Ellis, Wim Swart, Nora Davis, Jolanda Maas, Michael Jerrett, Christopher J. Gidlow, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen. Environment International 134:105237 (2020).