Healthy nature healthy people: 'contact with nature' as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations
Healthy nature healthy people: 'contact with nature' as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations
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DOI：
10.1093/heapro/dai032
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
St Leger, L
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作者：
Maller, C;Townsend, M;St Leger, L
虽然寻求公园和花园的城市居民似乎直观地了解“与自然接触”所带来的个人健康和福祉的好处，但公共卫生战略尚未最大限度地利用自然提供的未开发资源，包括与自然接触的好处作为人口的上游健康促进干预措施。本文总结了从与自然接触的人类健康益处的文献综述中得出的经验、理论和轶事证据。初步调查结果表明，自然在人类健康和福祉方面发挥着至关重要的作用，公园和自然保护区通过为个人提供接触自然的机会发挥着重要作用。影响表明，与大自然的接触可能提供一个有效的全人口的战略，在预防精神疾病的健康，与潜在的应用亚人群，社区和个人在较高的风险不健康。建议包括进一步调查人口健康中的“与自然接触”，以及检查基于自然的干预措施的好处。为了最大限度地利用“与自然接触”促进人口健康，需要研究人员与初级保健、社会服务、城市规划和环境管理部门之间的合作战略。这一办法不仅加强了现有的健康促进和预防活动，而且为采取社会生态办法处理公共卫生问题提供了基础，其中包括环境可持续性。
Whilst urban-dwelling individuals who seek out parks and gardens appear to intuitively understand the personal health and well-being benefits arising from 'contact with nature', public health strategies are yet to maximize the untapped resource nature provides, including the benefits of nature contact as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations. This paper presents a summary of empirical, theoretical and anecdotal evidence drawn from a literature review of the human health benefits of contact with nature. Initial findings indicate that nature plays a vital role in human health and well-being, and that parks and nature reserves play a significant role by providing access to nature for individuals. Implications suggest contact with nature may provide an effective population-wide strategy in prevention of mental ill health, with potential application for sub-populations, communities and individuals at higher risk of ill health. Recommendations include further investigation of 'contact with nature' in population health, and examination of the benefits of nature-based interventions. To maximize use of 'contact with nature' in the health promotion of populations, collaborative strategies between researchers and primary health, social services, urban planning and environmental management sectors are required. This approach offers not only an augmentation of existing health promotion and prevention activities, but provides the basis for a socio-ecological approach to public health that incorporates environmental sustainability.