within limits Transforma – program of inclusive culture in the center of Alentejothe CIMAC Held on the 22nd of June an international conference on this topic Culture, Society and Health: Arts and Creativity in Building Healthy CommunitiesThe conference was held at Garcia de Resende Theatrein Evora.
Local and international speakers Provided evidence Successful prescriptions for cultural and artistic activities In improving the health and well-being of citizens. More specifically, A An illustration of mental health in Alentejo and in the country The Cultural Prescription project, which is being implemented in 8 of the 14 municipalities of Central Alentejo, has been presented.
The main objective of this conference was to bring forward an interdisciplinary approach to public discussion of health issues, specifically mental health, which would mean and lead to the creation of partnership networks between the cultural, municipal and primary healthcare sectors. Foreign speakers offered practices and figures of what was actually being carried out, for a long time, in Europe for that matter.
Conversion is Program funded by the European Social Fund – Alentejo 2020, and intends to establish a differential approach on the way Culture can be a source of social cohesion and inclusionin Economic growthin sustainable environmental practicesIn the logic of participatory citizenship and regional proximity.
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