"Parks are a part of our healthcare system," said Dr. Daphne Miller, a professor of family and community medicine, University of California, San Francisco, at the Greater & Greener: Reimagining Parks for 21st Century Cities, a conference in New York City. She said these green spaces are crucial to solving hypertension, anxiety, depression, diabetes -- "the diseases of indoor living." The more someone spends outdoors, the less likely they are to suffer from mental or physical disorders.
Indeed! Fascinating findings and I like how they're being applied.
