Forest ecosystem management was different and relative to ecosystem health.The origin,development and assessment of ecosystem health were described,and the difference of forest ecosystem management and classical forest management were stated.Furthermore,the relations between forest ecosystem management and ecosystem health were dissertated,including: ①forest ecosystem health should be an objective of forest ecosystem management;②ecosystem health theory was theoretical basis of specific measures of forest ecosystem management;③the specific measures of forest ecosystem management would provide necessary means to keep forest ecosystem health.In order to promote sustainable management of forest and ecological,economic,social benefit from forest,the change of management target of forest from using to keeping forest ecosystem health was an essential prerequisite.