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Farming for Health

Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America

By: Jan Hassink (Editor), van, Majken Dijk (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 January 2006

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Farming for Health describes the utilization of agricultural farms, farm animals, plants and landscapes as a base for promoting human mental and physical health and social well-being. This book gives an overview of the development of 'Farming for Health' initiatives across Europe. This development is a logical result of the changing paradigms in the health-care sector and the demand for new social and financial impulses in agriculture and rural areas.

Researchers from The Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as well as the USA contributed to this book. It not only describes the situation in different countries, it also includes scientific papers dealing with different aspects of 'Farming for Health'.

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Preface
Thematic studies
Theoretical models for research and program development in agriculture and health care: avoiding random acts of research
Contributions of natural elements and areas in residential environments to human health and well-being
Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals
People-plant interaction: the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of plants on people
Social services as supplementary on-farm activity for mentally disabled people
The lay beliefs about Farming for Health
The contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future: a challenge of multifunctional agriculture
Long-term care in Europe: an introduction
Country studies
Green care in Norway: farms as a resource for the educational, health and social sector
'Nature and Health' in Sweden
Farming for Health in Finland
Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK
Farming for Health in The Netherlands
Farming for Health - the situation in Flanders
Farming for Health: aspects from Germany
Integration: youth welfare and sustainable development in Switzerland
Farming for Health in Austria: farms, horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy
Farming for Health in Slovenia
Farming and social-care combinations in Poland
Farming for Health in Italy
Agriculture and health care: the care of plants and animals for therapy and rehabilitation in the United States
Conclusions
Farming for Health across Europe: comparison between countries, and recommendations for a research and policy agenda
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Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America

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