Cultural impact on well-being and health - seminar in Northern Ostrobothnia
Welcome to hear and discuss the impact of culture and art on well-being and health!
About how cultural well-being would be even stronger in creating good life and health for people in northern Ostrobothnia. How it could be a more integral part of service production. How different parties could work more closely together.
The morning session includes presentations related to the theme. Speakers include neuroscientist, dancer Hanna Poikonen and researcher, music therapist Taru-Anneli Koivisto. Koivosto has recently studied the work and expanding professionalism of musicians in the Finnish health care system. He is also involved in the ArtWell research project, which develops methods for the economic evaluation of cultural well-being activities and draws up recommendations for further development of methods. Poikonen's research focuses on the effects of dance and watching dance in our brains; Especially in areas of the brain related to emotions, memories and social interaction.
You can also follow the seminar as a live stream via this link!
In the afternoon, we will meet at the cultural well-being market, where the actors in the area will be presented with their own services and products.
Programme
8.30 Coffee service
9.00 Opening of the event / Sanna Salmela, Head of Welfare Promotion, North Ostrobothnia Welfare Area.
Theme 1: The effects of culture and art on well-being and health
9.10 Cultural well-being jump: Research results from the fields of art, health and well-being / Researcher, music therapist Taru Koivisto
10.00 Well-being from dance to body and brain / Dancer, neuroscientist Hanna Poikonen (remote)
After the speeches, time for discussion
11.00 15 min break
Theme 2: Well-being from culture in the well-being area, municipalities and on the connecting surface
11.15 Well-being on connecting surfaces / Marjo-Riitta Tervonen, Head of Inclusion and Connectivity, Northern Ostrobothnia Welfare Area.
11.30 Creatively nurturing, supporting well-being. Culture as part of the lives and care of the elderly in Oulu / Senior Cultural Coordinator, TeM Heidi Jäärni, City of Oulu.
After the speeches, time for discussion
12.00 Lunch (in-house)
13.00 Cultural well-being market. Actors from different fields of culture, presentation of pilots, presentation of actors and methods of operation (10 min/actor). An opportunity to showcase the concept and good practices on a shared platform. Sign up via the registration form!
15.00 The program of the day ends
The event is aimed at social, health and cultural actors, municipal cultural workers, artists, students, entrepreneurs and associations involved in development work, as well as everyone interested in the topic. The seminar is free of charge.
Registration for the event has ended.
The event is organised by the North Ostrobothnia Welfare Region in cooperation with the Regional Council of North Ostrobothnia's Cultural Welfare Network and the Cultural Cell project.
Further information: Northern Ostrobothnia Welfare Area / Anita Ohtamaa (anita.ohtamaa@kalajoki.fi), Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia / Specialist Auli Suorsa (tel. +358 50 386 8443, auli.suorsa@pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi)
Keywords: promoting well-being and health;, culture, cultural well-being, social and health services
