Arts and culture in NHS children’s services and how you can get involved
In this post I outline reasons to take notice of the health benefits of the arts and culture, and waysContinue Reading
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International culture policy: workshop on new health policies in Austria
Report from my Keynote at the Austrian Federal Chancellery workshop, where 100 people met to develop arts and health policies.
Well Wishes for the arts in healthcare: voices from Finland
A collection of wishes from professionals of differing backgrounds, who all work in the Government-led field of arts in health in Finland.
Nimble Finland: slot machine fund supports mental health
At the beginning of 2017, the Finnish gambling system was reformed and merged into a single gaming company owned byContinue Reading
You don’t have Hospital Clowns? You can’t be serious!
On my research Fellowship to Finland, during an interview at TAIKE, I asked what is the public perception of the arts inContinue Reading
Functional Finland! Be part of the Well Wishes Collection
My Travelling Fellowship is turning out to be a tornado tour of Finland’s best examples of arts, culture and wellbeing initiatives, includingContinue Reading
Modelling social change: Arts Promotion Centre, Finland
At TAIKE in Jvaskyla, Arts Development Manager Pauliina Lapio and I held a 3 hour open meeting for people working in theContinue Reading
‘Culture Club’ “Diagnosis Free Zone” in Jyvaskyla
On May 23rd, Following Baby Dance Hour in a residential home, I visited the innovative ‘Trombi’, (Culture Club), located under trees aroundContinue Reading
Dementia and dancing babies
Following a rich exchange with the Ministry of Education and Culture in Helsinki on Monday, I travelled three hours northContinue Reading
Why Finland features in the Fellowship: day 1 from Helsinki
Over the next few weeks I will visit colleagues in the field of arts and health across Finland, in Helsinki, Turku,Continue Reading
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