Forest-based Health and Wellness in the USA:Practices and Enlightenment
The United States of America stands at the forefront of the world in terms of forest-based health and wellness,with a wealth of practical experiences.The paper reviews the conditions and development of forest-based health and wellness in the USA,and explores the ways to learn its experience,in an expectation to promote the development of forest-based health and wellness in China.It is found that the forest-based health and wellness in the USA is mainly divided into four categories,i.e.,psychological healing,physical fitness,medical care,and disease treatment,and many successful cases of operational models have been documented.In view of the national conditions in China,it should boost the infrastructure construction dependent on forest resources,increase the awareness nationwide and enhance inter-departmental collaboration to promote the organized development of forest-based health and wellness and achieve the value realization of forest-based health and wellness in China.
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