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Prosperity for all is impossible without health for all. In recent years, following with the development of national land greening, forest resources have greatly increased in China. It is one of the effective ways to realize the Healthy China strategy to develop and perfect forest rehabilitation and forest therapy with forest resources. Forest therapy has gradually become a new interdisciplinary science and a focus of public attention. This paper reviewed the development of forest therapy in some countries in the world, summarized the health effects of forest therapy on cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, and mental system, pointed out the limitations of the research work at present on forest therapy and population health, and discussed the outlook of forest therapy and population health in China.
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The construction of Health Hospital will become an important opportunity to promote the strategy of Healthy China. The authors analyzed the connotation of Health Hospital, and the feasibility of building Health Hospital from four aspects, including integrating health policy, building healthy environment, implementing health actions and optimizing health services. Then, six essential factors of building Health Hospital were put forward, namely, establishing a green environment, improving the operation mechanism, disseminating health culture, developing information technology, creating intelligent health care and strengthening top-level design.
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Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the quantity and quality of open public spaces (OPS) and physical activity (PA) facilities in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina. A descriptive survey was carried out in 2015 on the quantity, type and quality of OPS and PA facilities. The quality of OPS and PA facilities were assessed by systematic observation. A quality index of OPS (score -3 to 6 points) was divided into three categories, poor (category ≤0), average (0.1 to 2.9) and good quality (category ≥3). For analysis, descriptive statistics were used. Of the 214 OPS, the highest proportion was squares/gardens (n = 128, 59.8%). Of the 214 OPS, 59.8% were squares/gardens. About 51.9% (n = 111) of OPS had good quality. A higher proportion of comfort items obtained good quality, such as lighting (54.7%), trash cans (45.8%) and garden benches (55.1%). In more than 60.0% of OPS, there were no incivilities. Of the 377 PA facilities identified, 53.6% presented good quality and 13.8% poor quality. Playgrounds (29.4%), outdoor gyms (15.9%) and soccer fields/courts (14.9%) were more frequent, only the latter less than half had good quality (28,6%). There were no PA facilities in 29.0% of OPS. A higher proportion of OPSs have good quality, but less than half require improvement, comfort, less incivility and greater diversity of PA facilities. This may promote greater visits to OPS and leisure opportunities, including the practice of PA.
Resumo Objetivou-se analisar a quantidade e a qualidade dos espaços públicos de lazer e estruturas para atividades físicas em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Realizou-se, no ano de 2015, um levantamento descritivo da quantidade, tipo e qualidade dos espaços públicos de lazer (EPL) e estruturas para atividade física (AF). A qualidade dos EPL e estruturas para AF foi avaliada por meio de observação sistemática. Um índice de qualidade dos EPL (escore -3 a 6 pontos) foi categorizado em três níveis, qualidade ruim (categoria ≤0), média (0,1 a 2,9) e boa (categoria ≥3). Para análise fez-se uso da estatística descritiva. Dos 214 EPL, maior proporção foi de praças/jardins (n=128; 59,8%). Em 51,9% (n=111) dos EPL tinham qualidade boa. Maior proporção de itens de conforto obteve qualidade boa como iluminação (54,7%), lixeiras (45,8%) e bancos (55,1%). Em mais de 60,0% dos EPL inexistiam incivilidades. Das 377 estruturas para AF identificadas, 53,6% apresentaram qualidade boa e 13,8% qualidade ruim. Os parquinhos infantis (29,4%), academias ao ar livre (15,9%) e campos/canchas de futebol (14,9%) foram mais frequentes, apenas este último menos da metade apresentou qualidade boa (28,6%). Em 29,0% dos EPL inexistiam estruturas para AF. Maior proporção dos EPL tem boa qualidade, mas ainda menos da metade necessitam de melhorias, em conforto, menores incivilidades e maior diversidade de estruturas para AF. Isso poderá promover maior visitação aos EPL e oportunidade de lazer, incluindo a prática de AF.
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Exercise , Urban Health , Urban AreaABSTRACT
La promoción de estilos de vida saludables comprende la creación de ambientes favorables como una actividad clave en la salud pública, la reorientación de la atención sanitaria a la población para garantizar un desarrollo sostenible, la lucha contra las enfermedades infecciosas, la desnutrición y los factores ambientales desfavorables como la carencia de agua potable, saneamiento básico y seguridad alimentaria; la contaminación atmosférica por la industrialización, el calentamiento global y las conductas de riesgo como las adicciones, la obesidad y otras. En diversos países de América Latina y el Caribe se incumplen muchas de las acciones para lograr entornos saludables por no promoverse suficientemente la educación para la salud, de manera que se impone insistir una y otra vez sobre ello
The promotion of healthy lifestyles comprises the creation of favorable atmospheres as a key activity in the public health, reorientation of health care for the population to guarantee a sustainable development, fight against infectious diseases, malnutrition and unfavorable environmental factors as lack of drinkable water, basic cleaning up and alimentary security; pollution due to industrialization, global warming and risk behaviors as addictions, obesity and others. In several Latin American and Caribbean countries many of the actions to achieve healthy environments are not fulfilled because health education is not sufficiently promoted, so it is imperative to insist one time and another on this matter