2023
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053958
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Systematic Review: Neurodevelopmental Benefits of Active/Passive School Exposure to Green and/or Blue Spaces in Children and Adolescents

Abstract: Today more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Children spend about 40 h a week in the school environment. Knowing the influence of school exposure to green/blue spaces could improve the children’s health, creating healthier environments and preventing exposure to legal/illegal drugs. This systematic review summarized the main results of published studies on active or passive exposure to green or blue spaces in different domains of child neurodevelopment. In August 2022, five databases we… Show more

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“…On the other hand, blue spaces like the Mar Menor could potentially mitigate the effects of pollution in terrestrial areas, serving as a protective component [38]. There is growing evidence that spending time in or around water bodies or 'blue spaces' can lead to improved human health [39][40][41][42]. In particular, the sea breeze and marine environment have been shown to enhance air quality by dispersing pollutants, thereby reducing exposure for coastal populations [38].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, blue spaces like the Mar Menor could potentially mitigate the effects of pollution in terrestrial areas, serving as a protective component [38]. There is growing evidence that spending time in or around water bodies or 'blue spaces' can lead to improved human health [39][40][41][42]. In particular, the sea breeze and marine environment have been shown to enhance air quality by dispersing pollutants, thereby reducing exposure for coastal populations [38].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our sample comprised predominantly of psychologists (29%), social workers (25%) and occupational therapists (17%) who often work in mental health settings; hence, the bias in our sample may have led to the dominance of mental health outcomes. Although research on physical health [5,11,[13][14][15]18,20,23,38,63,64], social [8,23] and developmental outcomes [7,10] is still emerging, it shows promising growth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is increasing evidence that supports the health benefits of exposure to nature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], and engaging in nature-based activities [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. Allied health professionals (AHPs) can play an important role in improving people's access to and use of nature, by working with individual patients/clients, communities and from a broader public health perspective, including advocacy for and input into the design of public natural environments.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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