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Study links green communities to lower stroke risk
Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News
March 17, 2021
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The greener the neighborhood, the lower the stroke risk, a new study suggests.
Researchers matched images gathered from space to health data from residents to come up with their findings. The work adds to evidence that shows where someone lives affects their health, said study co-author Dr. William Aitken. He is a cardiology fellow at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida. There s a lot of evidence that our natural environment does influence health, and we wanted to look at it particularly with stroke, Aitken said.