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Inner-city kids need parks and green space, says IU research

December 15, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

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childrenshealth, cityparks, community, greenspace, neighborhood, obesity

        In the first study to look at the effect of neighborhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Washington...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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