Moving to greener neighborhoods and healthcare costs in Northern California
This longitudinal, within-individual analysis found little evidence to support the hypothesis that moving to greener neighborhoods is associated with reduced healthcare spending. Future studies should incorporate data on duration of residence, individual socioeconomic status, reasons for moving, and broader economic outcomes to better evaluate how residential environments may influence healthcare costs.
Authors
- Olivia McAnirlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-078X)
- Stacey Alexeeff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-6976)
- Douglas A. Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-1349)
- Ming Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-5303)
- Matthew H.E.M. Browning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-7602)
- Stephen K. Van Den Eeden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-8387)
- Jonathan A. Greenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8435-9077)
- Thomas Astell‐Burt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1498-4851)
- Aaron Reuben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5713-4913)
- Kathleen L. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-4653)
- Jun Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1305-5294)
Institutions
- Powerlink Queensland (Australia) (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000392
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20