Born to be Wise - Urban Forests Research Hub

urban natural spaces, childhood health and development, prenatal exposures, health equity

This project studies the impact of prenatal and cumulative exposure to urban natural spaces on childhood health and development. It includes analyses of mediation through reduction of air pollution and noise as well as the specific impact on children from socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods.

Project Sponsor: CIHR

Born to be Wise: Impact of Modifiable Early-Life Environmental Exposures on the Health and Development of Children

Principal Investigator: Dr. Matilda van den Bosch

Project Team: van den Bosch, M., Jarvis, I., Nesbitt, L., Davis, Z., Sbihi, H., Guhn, M., Brauer, M., Davies, H., Oberlander, T., Jerrett, M., Su, J., Burnett, R., Yuchi, W., Yu, E., Li, S.

Project Partners: UCLA, UC Berkeley