Optimize the Effects of Green Spaces on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk

More research supports the efficacy of UBA's bio/psycho/social/eco approach in unexpected ways.

A new study suggests that getting into the outdoors to improve your health and mental health is an effective way to lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

This nationwide study investigated the relationships between green spaces and SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in the first year of the pandemic. It concluded that green spaces — especially those in urban centers — have significant negative associations with the SARS-CoV-2 infection rates.

The study links the reduced risk of infection specifically to improvements in physical health, mental restoration, and social cohesion that green spaces provide.

Although infections from variants are more dominant today than SARS-CoV-2, the health and mental health benefits of being in green spaces may still lower infection risks.