Park Equity, Life Expectancy, and Power Building Research Synopsis

We thank them for their support and acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Urban Institute or the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. [...] It also found that Blacks and Latinos are more likely than Asian Americans and whites to live in cities and communities with less park space.7 One Major Driver of Park Inequities: Unequal Distribution of Resources Multiple studies, including a number focused on the LA region, have found that parks and green spaces located in low-income communities of color are more crowded, have fewer and less div. [...] The review of the literature and new research research conducted for this project is, to our conducted by UCLA’s Department of knowledge, the first of its kind in the United Environmental Health Sciences in partnership States. [...] The study used predictive modeling and built upon the work of the PNA, which used park acreage as one of the main park metrics in determining ‘need.’ Park acreage is a quantitative metric for determining exposure to parks and showed a statistically significant association with life expectancy in the predictive models developed in the study. [...] Blacks make up should prioritize investments in park and green space infrastructure 8% of the population and programs proven to increase health, social, and environmental but represent 14% of benefits in the communities that need them the most.