To assess the impact of the natural environment on human health by implementing a neighborhood-scale greening plan in a socioeconomically and environmentally-deprived neighborhood.

Lessons learned about tools and tactics through the project that other sustainability directors could use to advance their work.

Visibility of the project was key.  To increase the chances of the project being understood and replicated, the project was converted into a documentary, a poster was created for the front yard of the school, and report card was developed for the health study participants, both to recognize their participation and to explain how this project prepared the project team to test the same thesis on a bigger scale.

Lessons for developing a collaborative process between a local government sustainability director and local place-based foundation(s).

Partnering with a university added validity to the work and allowed for significant follow up work.