Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-being: Introduction
Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-being: Introduction
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10.1007/978-90-481-9806-1_1
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2011-01-01
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Konijnendijk, Cecil C.
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Nilsson, Kjell;Sangster, Marcus;Konijnendijk, Cecil C.
治疗疾病和健康的传统医学和公共卫生方法是现代科学的成就之一。然而，当今社会面临着与现代生活方式有关的各种形式的健康状况不佳的发生率日益增加。影响因素包括越来越多的久坐人口，与城市生活和当代工作实践相关的心理压力水平增加。此外，残疾人和慢性病患者需要从机构护理过渡到社会护理。这些问题促使人们思考预防疾病和促进健康的其他方法。缺乏体育活动和压力导致某些疾病的发病率增加，而药物治疗可能只是减轻症状，而不是与疾病的真正情况作斗争，降低生活质量。因此，促进欧洲公共健康和福祉的努力变得越来越复杂。
Traditional medical and public health approaches to illness and health are among the successes of modern science. However, society today is faced with the increasing incidence of various forms of poor health related to modern lifestyles. Contributing factors include an increasingly sedentary population, increasing levels of psychological stress related to urban living and contemporary work practices. In addition people with disabilities and chronic illness demand a transition from institutional care to care in society. These problems encourage thinking about alternative ways to prevent disease and promote health. Lack of physical activity and stress have led to increased occurrence of certain diseases where medication is perhaps only reducing the symptoms rather than combating the true cases of illness and reduced quality of life. Efforts to promote public health and well-being in Europe have thus become increasingly complex.