Trees and Health:  The Louisville Green Heart Story

Protecting and restoring the urban forest through education, advocacy, community tree planting and maintenance.

Tree Pittsburgh

Please join Tree Pgh to learn about the connection between trees and air quality  and the details of a ground-breaking Louisville study.

<h3>Please join Tree Pittsburgh to learn about the connection between trees and air quality and how the Green Heart Project in Louisville, KY is putting trees to the test as a human health intervention. </h3>We have invited an expert panel from across government, healthcare and nonprofit organizations to share the details of their ground-breaking research that can help inform our common goals towards achieving a greener, healthier, and more equitable region. Their investigation will measure and assess the impact of trees on air quality and noise levels and correlate with health outcomes and measurements taken from over 800 community residents participating in the study. Presenters will share how the air quality benefits of trees are modeled using the i-Tree program, provide context behind the study and how it&#x27;s being implemented, as well as the details of how tree species and planting locations are selected to maximize health benefits.Louisville shares many similarities to Pittsburgh in terms of air quality challenges, tree canopy size, and population. The results of the Green Heart Project and the model that they develop will provide a blueprint for Pittsburgh and cities around the world to follow. Presenters include:Dr. David Nowak, PhDSr. Scientist at the U.S. Forest ServiceDr. Ted Smith, PhDAssociate Professor of Environmental Medicine &amp; Director, Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, University of Louisville School of MedicineChris ChandlerCities Program Director, KentuckyThe Nature Conservancy Kentucky ChapterPlease feel free to forward this to colleagues you think would be interested in this research and the larger effort to improve the health of communities across our region. Register here to receive the link for the live presentation on August 27th from 10am-12pm or to request a link to the presentation recording. To learn more about Tree Pittsburgh, visit our website at www.treepittsburgh.org and the Green Heart Project at www.greenheartlouisville.com. This presentation is generously supported by The Benter Foundation Vision Award. Zoom link and info here:Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89805204774?pwd=NElxVWZqaEVmbGR6L3JFWWFuenJBZz09Passcode: 999500Or Telephone: US: +1 301 715 8592 Webinar ID: 898 0520 4774Passcode: 999500

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