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Living in an area with lots of trees could be as beneficial for heart health as regular exercise, new study reveals Peter James Kaitlin Sullivan Anne Thompson NBC News NBC News Health GreenHeartLouisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute (UofL) spr.ly/6014mgAj0 #EnvironmentalHealth #CardioTwitter

News: Single blood test predicts 30-year cardiovascular disease risks for women nih.gov/news-events/ne…

“Nature is not an amenity; green spaces are not a perk for the wealthy,” states Peter James in a new NBC News article. Dr. James discusses a study that found that increased exposure to green spaces may have links to reduced risk of heart disease. loom.ly/orOoF0A

Climate change is often felt through water, like with floods, drought, and rising sea levels. EPA Water's Mae Wu joined NPR to talk about how EPA is investing in America's water supply for generations to come. the1a.org/segments/sever…

A terrific / terrifying example for teaching externalities. Folks choose heavier cars because they're less likely to die in a crash (gray line). But that choice makes it much much more likely that you'll kill the other guy (red line). economist.com/interactive/un… #TeachEcon

Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

🦠Review article from SRP grant recipient Peter Jaffe (Princeton University) provides an overview of research examining the use of bacteria to degrade a group of PFAS known as perfluoroalkyl acids in the environment doi.org/10.1016/j.copb…

Extreme heat is jeopardizing children's health. A new review shows alarming links to preterm births, asthma, and increased emergency visits. These findings highlight the urgent need for action to protect the youngest and most vulnerable. hubs.ly/Q02NFGrB0

Very interesting study from ECHO Child Health Research showing early green space exposure🌲🌳 results in fewer anxiety/depression symptoms! Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute (UofL) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38598238/

Now online: the October issue of AJPH Select articles cover the post-Dobbs legal landscape, the consequences of abortion restrictions in Texas and Ohio, trends in drug overdose deaths, pediatric firearm injuries, & more. 🔗: buff.ly/3MwwTC3

Envirome Institute researcher Dr. Rachel Keith explains @greenheartlou findings that show how living in neighborhoods with more trees may help heart health | FOX Weather University of Louisville foxweather.com/watch/play-75b… #FoxWeather

In 60 years, Louisville is expected to be around 10 degrees hotter. Urban design will have to address urban heat, so I wrote a bit about some policy and design changes from other cities that do so. udstudio.org/stories/how-lo…

Envirome's Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar spoke on "Testing the Clinical Efficacy of Carnosine Against Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Peripheral Artery Disease" at @UofL's Dept of Medicine Grand Rounds this morning. Lively discussion afterward + a commemorative bat! youtube.com/watch?v=JROf-t…

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar of the University of Louisville Division of Environmental Medicine, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute (UofL) and GreenHeartLouisville got the new season of Medicine Grand Rounds off to an outstanding start as he discussed #carnosine and #cardiovascular disease risk. Well done, Dr. Bhatnagar! 🫀 🌳 💚

A 5★ review of the vessel wall endothelium in health and disease, open-access Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/… by Hellmut Augustin and Gou Young Koh (Gogh)

“If people really understood how climate change & air pollution are damaging their children’s health, the tone of the global climate conversation would change.” Powerful piece by mom & pediatrician Susan Pacheco. bit.ly/3MzP4XD #AirPollution #CleanAirNow #CleanAirDay

Investing in our parks and safe, walkable streets is social infrastructure for families and kids. So many opportunities to recreate this magic in the neighborhood parks in our urban core. Shelby, Central, California, Elliott, Sheppard, Algonquin, George Rogers, Boone Square...

This summer was the hottest on record, putting the planet on course to notch its hottest year in human history. #ClimateChange From CNBC: cnbc.com/2024/09/06/cli…

Did you know the average one-way commute time within Louisville is 22 minutes? Read "Mapping the Health Risks Posed by Vehicle Commuting in Louisville" from the Envirome Institute's Urban Design Studio to learn more. udstudio.org/stories/commut…

We can -- and should -- invest in improving indoor air quality. “Better ventilation is linked with better test scores and grades [and] better workplace performance,” says Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings Program at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.