Farming for Health

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.- 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 Un.- Farming for Health across Europe: comparison between countries, and recommendations for a research and policy agenda.