FARMING FOR HEALTH

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Theoretical models for research and program development in agriculture and health care: avoiding random acts of research....Pages 1-20
Contributions of natural elements and areas in residential environments to human health and well-being....Pages 21-30
Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals....Pages 31-41
People-plant interaction: the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of plants on people....Pages 43-55
Social services as supplementary on-farm activity for mentally disabled people....Pages 57-72
The lay beliefs about Farming for Health....Pages 73-90
The contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future: a challenge of multifunctional agriculture....Pages 91-100
Long-term care in Europe: an introduction....Pages 101-106
Green care in Norway: farms as a resource for the educational, health and social sector....Pages 109-126
Nature and Health' in Sweden....Pages 127-134
Farming for Health in Finland....Pages 135-146
Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK....Pages 147-161
Farming for Health in The Netherlands....Pages 163-179
Farming for Health - the situation in Flanders....Pages 181-192
Farming for Health: aspects from Germany....Pages 193-211
INTEGRATION: youth welfare and sustainable development in Switzerland....Pages 213-232
Farming for Health in Austria: farms, horticultural therapy,animal-assisted therapy....Pages 233-248
Farming for Health in Slovenia....Pages 249-269
Farming and social-care combinations in Poland....Pages 271-288
Farming for Health in Italy....Pages 289-308
Agriculture and health care: the care of plants and animals for therapy and rehabilitation in the Un....Pages 309-343
Farming for Health across Europe: comparison between countries, and recommendations for a research and policy agenda....Pages 345-357
Back Matter....Pages 358-358