IUFRO Task Force on Forests and Human Health, ForHealth

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IUFRO Task Force on Forests and Human Health, ForHealth 2007-2014 Prof. Hannu Raitio, Director General Finnish Forest Research Institute, Coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force on Forests and Human Health

Objectives of ForHealth to facilitate the dialogue between health and forestry professionals to strengthen the forestry perspective in international initiatives on health, biodiversity and climate change to promote the implementation of health benefits of forests into practice, and to promote the management of the health risks connected with forests 5/12/2018

Priorities of ForHealth Maximizing health benefits mental and physical health benefits of forests (e.g. stress reduction and rehabilitation) forest-derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals forest food and medicinal plants improving living environments Managing health risks emerging infectious diseases hazards 5/12/2018

Examples of seminars, sessions and events organised by ForHealth Seminar on Forests and Human Health, 30 April, 2008, Marrakesh, Morocco Information event ”Forests – promoting or harming human health?” at European Forest Week, 22 Oct, 2008, Rome Side event “Forests, human health and well-being: findings of IUFRO’s recent science initiatives” at the XIII World Forestry Congress, 19 October, 2009 , Buenos Aires, Argentina (co-organiser) Two sessions on "Health benefits of forests" at the XXIII IUFRO World Congress, 23-28 August 2010, Seoul, Korea IUFRO-SPDC Pre-congress training workshop on Forests and Human Health, 18-20 August 2010, in connection with XXIII IUFRO World Congress, Seoul, Korea Session “Nature and well-being” in the IUFRO Conference Forests for People, Alpbach, Tyrol/Austria, May 22 - 24, 2012 (co-organiser) 5/12/2018

Publications Book: Colfer, C. (ed). 2008. Human Health and Forests: A Global Overview of Issues, Practice and Policy. Earthscan. Electronic Newsletter http://www.forhealth.fi/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.News 5/12/2018

Other activities guidelines for health impact assessment of forestry projects (F-HIA) active co-operation with the international Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) Finnish-Japanese research project “Stress reducing qualities of urban green areas”, funded by 330 000 € for the years 2011-2012 by the Academy of Finland and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  lobbying topics for the EU 7th framework progamme for research and development 5/12/2018

Forest knowledge Well-being Know-how Thank you 5/12/2018

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