{"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. 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