Arts Health Network Canada Info

Organization Info: Arts for the health of it, as well as the joy of it! Arts Health Network Canada and its first provincial chapter, Arts Health Network Canada-BC, are two new non-profit societies created to advance understanding of the many ways that arts-based activities contribute to individual and community health and to our health care system. Introducing AHNC-BC Board of Directors: · Dr Lawrence Burr,BA, MSc, MD, FRSC(C) · Ludmila Jagiellicz,CMC, MBA, Management Consultant · Jeremy Long, MFA, Arts Consultant · Susan Summers, MMT (Master of Music Therapy), MTA (Music Therapist Accredited) · Wendy Young, MA, Speech-Language Pathology For board bios, and information on our national Advisory Council, please see the About Section of the website Contact AHNC/ AHNC-BC: Please let us know what you think of our new website: · What can the networks do for you? · What services would you like to see? What is missing? Please send us your feedback, events listings, and/or arts and health resources to: admin@artshealthnetwork.ca Join the Network: To Join AHNC-BC please visit:www.artshealthnetwork.ca/register New Arts Health Network Canada Website! November, 2011 Dear: AHNC/ AHNC-BC Friends, We are delighted to inform you that Arts Health Network Canada and its first provincial chapter, Arts Health Network Canada-BC, have launched a new and improved websitewww.artshealthnetwork.ca. Please visit our new site and send us your feedback; we would love to hear from you! The aim of AHNC/AHNC-BC is to connect arts and health practitioners in Canada with each other, researchers, decision-makers, and with members of the public who want to benefit from arts and health programs. This website is intended as one step towards helping facilitate those connections. The website is designed as an all-inclusive hub where arts and health users and the public can go to learn about and contribute to knowledge about the ever-growing field of arts and health in Canada. On this website you will find a wide range of information on arts and health, including: a beginning list of resources ranging from books, film, and websites to reports, magazines, and academic journal articles; exciting new and ongoing initiatives taking place across Canada; national and international research projects; upcoming and ongoing events, classes, and workshops; and an arts and health news feed. We intend to make the website as comprehensive and informative as possible about arts and health activities taking place across Canada. To do so, we need your input! Your participation is invaluable! To contribute information about arts and health related events, initiatives, and / or resources, please send us an email at: admin@artshealthnetwork.ca. Thank you for your interest in AHNC/ AHNC-BC and any input you wish to contribute. Best regards, Nancy Cooley, Lori Baxter, and Kim Taylor AHNC / AHNC-BC Start-up Team Email: admin@artshealthnetwork.ca Website: www.artshealthnetwork.ca Arts Health Network Canada-BC gratefully acknowledges its founding contribution from 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia.