Health, Environment and Action in Louisville (HEAL) Green Heart Louisville Project

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-70
SponsorUniversity of Louisville

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to examine how the environment and neighborhood characteristics affects the health of the area residents. The study will help determine how changing neighborhood characteristics, such as green space, affect heart health, risk factors for other diseases, sense of well- being or neighborhood cohesion.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

30-70 years of age.

Live within the targeted study location

Disqualifiers

Unwilling or unable to provide consent.

HIV/AIDS, active treatment for cancer, active bleeding including wounds.

Body weight less than 100 pounds or BMI>40.

Prisoners and other vulnerable populations.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Greenness as a therapeutic intervention

Treatment groups

835 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Louisville

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Collaborator

The Nature Conservancy

Collaborator