On the basis of a proposal from the Region of Västerbotten, Committee 3 has launched a working group on "Culture and its impact on health". Starting from the observation that cultural exercise and interaction can enhance a person's well being and improve its health status, AER wants to establish contacts with existing networks, practitioners and researchers in order to inventory interesting research projects and examples of best practices. Regions that dispose of experience in this field are invited to share it and to send their contributions (see contact details below). The work will lead up to a presentation in a European conference that is supposed to take place in autumn 2010.

• Interested Regions should contact the AER Committee 3 Secretariat.

Please log-in to view the Culture for Health Working Group's Work Plan 2010,  the presentation of Jan Riise, Centre for Culture and Health, University of Gothenburg at the AER Committee 3 Plenary Meeting (27 May 2010) and the Culture for Health-Project List , AER Conference 2011 (AER members only)