The global, regional, and national preventable burden of depression attributable to greenness and inequalities: a scenario-based health impact analysis
Greenness expansion has the potential to significantly reduce the global depression burden, but inequitable access exacerbates mental health disparities. Targeted urban greening policies are needed to enhance mental well-being and health equity worldwide.
Authors
- Peige Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0196-9759)
- Wen J. Di (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-3856)
- Jian Ruan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-4720)
- Jiayu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7594-5207)
- Siyuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1321-5485)
- Jiayao Ying
- Jiali Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-3222)
- Igor Rudan
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04280
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00