Forest medicine, effects of Forest bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) on human health, forest therapy, green care.
Environmental epidemiology, health geography, Global health issues of public health and green spaces, and other disciplines are involved in documenting the associations that forests, parks and green spaces have with public health outcomes.
Mental health benefits of exposure to nature and green spaces Environmental psychology and other disciplines are involved in formulating and testing theories in mental and physical health benefits of exposure to natural settings.
Planning physical activities and access, health promotion, recreation planning, nature-based tourism, and other disciplines involved in designing programs and settings in which individuals, small groups, and general public can visit and experience forests, parks, and green spaces.
Urban forests and parks, their ecosystem services for Public Health (heat, air pollution, noise, etc., natural immunity included) and their effects on human health.
Urban forestry, urban planning, landscape architecture, ecology, conservation biology, and other disciplines involved in green spaces planning and design for Human Health activities, availability, and accessibility.
Public health policies, public health economics, political science and governance, social cohesion and inclusion, and socioeconomic aspects in Forests, Parks and green spaces for Public Health.
The Role of Forests and Parks in Promoting Children’s Health and Development.