Forest therapy and population health

VernacularTitle:森林疗养与人群健康
Author: Furong DENG ¹ ; Chen LI ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Publication Type:Specialcolumn:Forest,greenspace,andpopulationhealth
Keywords: forest environment; forest therapy; healthy environment; population health
From: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2022;39(1):1-3
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Prosperity for all is impossible without health for all. In recent years, following with the development of national land greening, forest resources have greatly increased in China. It is one of the effective ways to realize the Healthy China strategy to develop and perfect forest rehabilitation and forest therapy with forest resources. Forest therapy has gradually become a new interdisciplinary science and a focus of public attention. This paper reviewed the development of forest therapy in some countries in the world, summarized the health effects of forest therapy on cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, and mental system, pointed out the limitations of the research work at present on forest therapy and population health, and discussed the outlook of forest therapy and population health in China.