The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research. The 2011 Conference will continue to have a special focus on mental health and creative ageing, including programs for people with dementia and their carers; as well as workplace wellbeing programs; arts and health programs for Aboriginal communities; the built environment, design and health; medical education and medical humanities.
Conference streams
Arts and Health in Acute Care and Primary Care
Arts and Community Health
Arts in Health Promotion
Medical Humanities / Medical Education and Training / Creative Health
Arts and Health Research and Evaluation
Who should attend?
Medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals and associations
Government decision-makers and policy advisers in health, indigenous affairs, arts, science, education and training, community health, veterans’ affairs, cultural tourism and local government
Executives in public and private hospitals, retirement villages, aged care and palliative care facilities
Arts organisations, visual and performing artists, writers, arts in healthcare practitioners
Representatives of Aboriginal communities
Local Government representative from community cultural development, aged care and community health services
Education authorities, academics, teachers and medical and healthcare colleges
Researchers, particularly in the area of health and social sciences
Art and museum educators and curators
Art therapists
Media Call for Abstracts and Nominations for the 2011 Arts and Health Australia Awards for Excellence closes Friday 29 July 2011