Frumkin Howard, Bratman Gregory N, Breslow Sara Jo, Cochran Bobby, Kahn Peter H, Lawler Joshua J, Levin Phillip S, Tandon Pooja S, Varanasi Usha, Wolf Kathleen L, Wood Spencer A
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, USA.
Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University , Stanford, California, USA.
Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Jul 31;125(7):075001. doi: 10.1289/EHP1663.
At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has yielded substantial evidence, but large gaps remain in our understanding.
We propose a research agenda on nature contact and health, identifying principal domains of research and key questions that, if answered, would provide the basis for evidence-based public health interventions.
We identify research questions in seven domains: ) mechanistic biomedical studies; ) exposure science; ) epidemiology of health benefits; ) diversity and equity considerations; ) technological nature; ) economic and policy studies; and ) implementation science.
Nature contact may offer a range of human health benefits. Although much evidence is already available, much remains unknown. A robust research effort, guided by a focus on key unanswered questions, has the potential to yield high-impact, consequential public health insights. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1663.
在与自然的联系日益减少的时代,科学界对接触自然可能带来的健康益处的兴趣与日俱增。近几十年来的研究已产生了大量证据,但我们的理解仍存在很大差距。
我们提出了一项关于接触自然与健康的研究议程,确定了主要研究领域和关键问题,若能解答这些问题,将为基于证据的公共卫生干预措施提供依据。
我们确定了七个领域的研究问题:(1)生物医学机制研究;(2)暴露科学;(3)健康益处的流行病学;(4)多样性和公平性考量;(5)技术化自然;(6)经济和政策研究;以及(7)实施科学。
接触自然可能为人类健康带来一系列益处。尽管已有大量证据,但仍有许多未知之处。以关注关键未解答问题为导向的有力研究工作,有可能产生具有高影响力、重要的公共卫生见解。https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1663