{"id":3933,"date":"2021-05-24T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3933"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:35:34","slug":"improving-health-on-l-a-s-eastside-with-trees","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/improving-health-on-l-a-s-eastside-with-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Health on L.A.&#8217;s Eastside with Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>NBC 4 L.A.<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>May 2021<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Improving Health on L.A.&#8217;s Eastside with Trees<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">More trees, and the shade that they offer, can improve people\u2019s health and well-being. Trees help reduce risks such as heat stroke, heart attacks, and breathing problems caused by air pollution and excessive heat. They can also increase opportunities for everyday exercise by making walking and biking more comfortable. Trees can help build communities, but it\u2019s important to plant the right trees in the right places.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image tribe-embed is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\n\tdata-id=\"_kZWpmKOZ3g\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-embed__inner\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=1280 height=720\t\tclass=\"tribe-embed__thumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_kZWpmKOZ3g\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_kZWpmKOZ3g\/mqdefault.jpg 320w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_kZWpmKOZ3g\/hqdefault.jpg 480w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_kZWpmKOZ3g\/sddefault.jpg 640w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_kZWpmKOZ3g\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw,1280px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<template id=tribe-embed-embed-html-_kZWpmKOZ3g\">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kZWpmKOZ3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/template>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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