"Nature is there; its free": Urban greenspace and the social determinants of health of immigrant families

Health and Place

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-82

  Hordyk, Shawn Renee ^a   Hanley, Jill ^a   Richard, Éric ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Les Amis de la Montagne   (Canada)

Author keywords

Families; Immigration; Nature; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL STRESS; NATIONAL PARK; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RIVER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; URBAN AREA; ADULT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; MIGRANT; NATURAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEBEC; RECREATIONAL PARK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ADULT; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84929484434     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.03.016     Document Type: Article

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