Does living by the coast improve health and wellbeing?

Abstract:

:It is often assumed that spending time by the coast leads to better health and wellbeing, but there is strikingly little evidence regarding specific effects or mechanisms to support such a view. We analysed small-area census data for the population of England, which indicate that good health is more prevalent the closer one lives to the coast. We also found that, consistent with similar analyses of greenspace accessibility, the positive effects of coastal proximity may be greater amongst more socio-economically deprived communities. We hypothesise that these effects may be due to opportunities for stress reduction and increased physical activity.

journal_name

Health Place

journal_title

Health & place

authors

Wheeler BW,White M,Stahl-Timmins W,Depledge MH

doi

10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.015

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-09-01 00:00:00

pages

1198-201

issue

5

eissn

1353-8292

issn

1873-2054

pii

S1353-8292(12)00122-0

journal_volume

18

pub_type

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