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Project/initiative|Croatia|Local

Cooperation between arts and health

Project title

Cooperation between arts and health

Description of initiative

The cooperation agreement signed for a period of five years between Gavella theater and the Zagreb Institute for Health Culture aims to improve mutual professional, educational, cultural and health cooperation in the areas of promoting the protection and improving the health of Croatian veterans and members of their families. As part of this cooperation, emphasis will be placed on joint creation of plays based on verbatim theater to sensitize experts and the public about the nation's leading health problems; designing therapeutic activities for Croatian veterans according to the principles of creative (art) therapies and various programs with the aim of improving culture in the community; joint production of publications and other forms of multimedia communication.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups

Keywords

veterans, cooperation, cross-sectoral cooperation, theatre

Target group

Adults | Older people

Cultural field

Other | Theatre, opera

Timeframe

2016 - 2021

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Gavella Theater
Croatia
Public / State | Culture

Partner(s)

Zagrebački institut za kulturu zdravlja
Croatia
NGO / Non-profit | Health