Resource: Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works (Museums on Prescription)

Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works

Authors: Carolyn Todd, Paul M. Camic, Bridget Lockyer, Linda J.M. Thompson, Helen J. Chatterjee

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829217303878

Description:

This paper presents research findings that help to understand how museum programs created opportunities to enhance wellbeing and health, and changed experiences of social isolation in older adults.

Article in journal Health & Place Volume 48, November 2017, Pages 47-55

Published by: Museums on Prescription

Publication Date: 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Type: Reports/Papers

Resource: Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works (Museums on Prescription)

Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works

The Arts for Mental Health Conference was funded through the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Mississauga Arts Council, and sponsored by the City of Mississauga, Bell and Alectra.

The Arts for Mental Health Conference was funded through the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Mississauga Arts Council, and sponsored by the City of Mississauga, Bell and Alectra.