森林遊憩與健康​

有鑒於森林能增強人體健康，世界各國也日益重視森林對於人類健康效應的研 究。國內森林與醫學領域的合作研究尚在萌芽階段相關研究有限，因此，本篇文章歸納森 林遊憩對於人類的健康效益之影響，於國內外研究資料庫搜尋近年來重要的森林遊憩與健 康之研究。透過不同領域文章的收集與分析，從不同學門角度探討森林遊憩體驗對於人體 生理、心理與社會健康的影響。目的在於歸納森林遊憩健康效益當前重要的研究，提出未 來的研究展望，供國內相關研究人員參考，更進一步也建議推展森林療癒研究與經營，促 進國民健康。

Whereas forest has positive effects on human health, this topic becomes an
emerging research theme and is recognized internationally nowadays. However this research
theme was in an initial stage in Taiwan. In order to have better understanding of forest and
human health, this study had collected significant researches in relation to forest recreation
benefits and human health from academic database. The results showed that forest recreation
benefits contributing to physiological and psychological health as well as social wellbeing. Future
research themes were highlighted and forest therapy development was proposed. The concept of
forest therapy was planning an appropriate process to improve the health condition for the public.
Utilizing forests effectively in health promotion could reduce public health care budgets and created a new direction in terms of forest management.