Valuing the health benefits of nature-based recreational physical activity in England

Available on 16 April 2024

PublishedGold open access in Environ Int ›

In 2019, 22 million adults in England visited natural environments at least weekly. Physical activity on these visits prevented 12,763 cases of non-communicable disease, worth £108 million…

Nature exposure and sleep duration: an 18-country analysis

Available on 5 March 2024

PublishedGold open access in Environ Res ›

Whilst green space has been linked to healthier sleep outcomes, the roles of specific types of nature exposure, potential underlying mechanisms, and between-country variations in nature-sleep associations…

Nature visits, but not residential greenness, are associated with reduced income-related inequalities in subjective well-being

Available on 23 January 2024

PublishedGold open access in Health & Place ›

Nature exposure can promote human health and well-being. Additionally, there is some, albeit mixed, evidence that this relationship is stronger for socio-economically disadvantaged groups (equigenesis). Using a…

From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact

Available on 2 January 2024

PublishedGold open access in J Environ Psych ›

Nature contact in childhood is associated with pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) later in life. While previous literature focused on nature contact in general, the current work specifically explored…

Nature contact and general health: Testing multiple serial mediation pathways with data from adults in 18 countries

Available on 30 June 2023

PublishedGold open access in Environ Int ›

The role of neighbourhood nature in promoting good health is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, but consistent evidence for the underlying mechanisms is lacking. Heterogeneity in…

Urban green space and mental health among people living alone

Available on 16 June 2023

PublishedGold open access in Environ Res ›

In this paper, BlueHealth researchers demonstrate that visits to natural environments might promote good mental health for people living alone because those visits help to strengthen personal…