Abstract
If green spaces encourage people to spend more time outdoors in physical, recreational and social activities, this could have unintended but important consequences for health in countries where levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation are non-trivial. We investigated whether people who lived in neighbourhoods containing lots of green space were likely to spend more time outdoors and, subsequently, were more likely to report a case of skin cancer, in comparison to their counterparts living in relatively less green environs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 11th Scientific Conference of the Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine: Health Behaviours: Connecting Individuals and Communities, 12-14 February 2014, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Publisher | Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine |
| Pages | 49-50 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine. Scientific Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine. Scientific Conference |
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| Period | 1/01/14 → … |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords
- melanoma
- ultraviolet radiation
- green spaces
- skin
- cancer
- Australia
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