Living in urban areas with a higher percentage of visible trees is associated with a 4% decrease in cardiovascular disease, according to a United States-based study using machine learning and street-level images.
James, Peter, Esra Suel, Pi-I Debby Lin, Jaime E. Hart, Eric B. Rimm, Francine Laden, Perry Hystad, Steve Hankey, Andrew Larkin, Wenwen Zhang, Jochem Klompmaker, Brent Coull, Li Yi, and Marcia Pescador Jimenez. “Assessing Greenspace and Cardiovascular Disease Risk through Deep Learning Analysis of Street-View Imagery in the US-Based Nationwide Nurses’ Health Study.” Environmental Epidemiology 10, no. 1 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000442
