Means of Promoting Health Benefits Derived from the Forest Environment to the General Public
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 442
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forest medicine; evidence-based research; forest therapy; preventive medicine; forest environment including water and soil
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is a concept that originated in Japan about 40 years ago. Various studies have proven that the forest environment improves mental and physical health, and Shinrin-yoku has become an established health practice. Forest medicine is expected to have preventive medical effects. Therefore, the future trend of utilizing forest medicine as part of medical care is attracting a lot of attention. We believe that our upcoming challenges lie in properly utilizing the health benefits of forests to improve the health of the population.
In this Special Issue, we invite research covering a wide range of approaches to practical activities for health promotion, including the creation of systems, facilities, and design methods to encourage people to utilize the forest environment from the perspective of forest medicine. This Special Issue will include accounts of some trials that are presently underway. Evaluations of the effectiveness of forest medicine will be included, in addition to new perspectives for future developments.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to contribute to the dissemination of the health benefits derived from forest environments and their practical applications.
Dr. Hiroko Ochiai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forest environment
- forest medicine
- health promotion
- preventive medicine
- mental health
- physical health
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