Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project

Table 1 Children’s interaction with trees at school parks on study days using SOPARC (September, November 2019)

School Park	Study Period (2019)	Children Under Tree Canopy or Touching Trees^a		Total Children Observed^a
School Park	Study Period (2019)	Female (%)	Male (%)	Female (#)	Male (#)
Intervention	September	59.7	65.7	72	67
Intervention	November	50.0	53.7	30	41
Low-Green	September	71.4	77.6	273	228
Low-Green	November	59.8	44.7	184	132
High-Green	September	19.6	13.3	46	60
High-Green	November	63.2	64.5	36	60
Total	September	63.2	64.5	391	355
Total	November	52.4	39.1	250	233

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