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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 411
cities: 178
evaluations: 50
bid books: 180; 1985–2030

All shelves Evaluations 50 Monitoring & progress reports 19 Bid books 180 Strategies & action plans 5 Frameworks & research 103 Sent in by members 54 Published by cities 8

41 documents for “Health”

Ask Encore: “Health”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

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the_missing_pillar.pdfSent in by members…health (Target 3.4) and addiction (Target 3.5). By recognising the role that accidents and pollution can play in deaths, as well as the importance of education and information for both consumers and healthcare professionals, there is an…

CultureNext_Culture-as-Care_AdvocacyThemeReport_June2026_FINAL.pdfFrameworks & research…on cultural partic ipation and youth, hosted in Leeuwarden and Friesland (The Netherlands), the 15th Culture Next Conference on culture, health and well being, hosted in Bielsko Biała (Poland), and a thematic process coordinated by Leuven…

Three Sisters 2020 — Pre-selectionBid books · Three Sisters · 2020Contract for culture-led development, health and wellbeing programme which will set out our ambition to have the most integrated, innovative and radical offer for a non-metropolitan, rural region in Ireland (by 2019) and Europe (by 2021).

Tartu 2024Bid books · Tartu · 2024…and munici- pality level Better access to culture for disadvan- taged groups People of Tartu/region are aware of and active in their health and lifestyle choices LONG-TERM SOCIAL IMPACTS Enhanced participation in arts for all major social…

Galway 2020 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Galway · 2020Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (Act No. 24 of 2021) continuation of public health act amendment into 2021. 21 Jan – Apr 2021 May 2021 Disapplication of certain restrictions over the Christmas Period (18 December 2020 to 6 January…

f59881a3-596e-4ec5-9027-5b7cc8b20dd8-garciaetal-2010-creating_an_impact-impacts08.pdfEvaluations…in advance of its official ECoC year and has retained them post 2008, with 2009 being branded ‘Year of the Environment’ and 2010 ‘Year of Health, Well-Being and Innovation’.

Bourges 2028 — Final selectionBid books · Bourges · 2028THE JOURNEY TOWARDS HEALTH Mental Health and Community The Centre-Val de Loire and Cher regions have a suicide rate higher than the national average.

Banja Luka 2024 — Final selectionBid books · Banja Luka · 2024Mental health is a hot topic for us because of the traumatic events that took place in the early 1990s, because there is a strong social stigma attached to mental disor- ders, and psychiatric institutions across the country face many…

Three Sisters 2020 — Final selectionBid books · Three Sisters · 2020…Greenways and Blueways throughout the Three Sisters 59 60 60 RE-IMAGINING OUR REGION RE-IMAGINING OUR REGION s t r e a m s i x Arts, Health & Wellbeing Sláinte 61 In the Three Sisters, we have been a pathfinder region for positioning…

Banská Bystrica 2026 — Pre-selectionBid books · Banská Bystrica · 2026Therefore, we will also focus on im- aginative, artistic and inclusive educational events promoting creativity, analytical skills, and healthy critical thinking. A creative person can be much harder to manipulate.

An analysis of the cultural sector in the aftermath of Cork 2005Frameworks & research · 2005Some respondentswere disbanded at the close of the year, the Project Manager for the Culture and Health strand of the argued that their organization’s existing resources could have been put to better use by what was,program assumed a new…

Siena 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Siena · 2019With Veliko Tarnovo, cooperation focuses on culture, health, and happiness; conservation strategies for tangible and intangible heritage; culture, social innovation, and sustainable urban development, closely related to the Siena2019…

Maribor 2012 — Final ReportEvaluations · Maribor · 2012Health problems, old age, not suitable for pensioners. Lack of money. Lack of information, poor promotion, no invitation. No opportunity, no reason to go. 7.1 6.6 6.6 14.4 18.3 3.1 Other obligations. 2.9 Work obligations.

Liverpool 2008 — Impact AssessmentEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008Membership included senior officers from the local health trusts, police force, neighbourhood management, housing, as well as faith and voluntary networks and the media.

Ravenna 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Ravenna · 2019Health and well-being indicators eg increasing life expectancy and decreasing obesity levels. Happiness and well- being surveys. Perception surveys.

Srebrenica 2024 — Pre-selectionBid books · Srebrenica · 2024Health and Nature Cluster: Research shows that the mineral springs of „Crni Gru- ber“ spa in their composition represent a unique set of minerals in an optimal ratio, which equally impact anemic conditions and after 10 days of drinking…

Herceg Novi 2021 — Pre-selectionBid books · Herceg Novi · 2021Also at Igalo is the renowned Institute of Health which is still used, often by Scandinavian visitors but could also be a long term project in terms of a modern facility to provide an outstanding public private model of culture and health…

České Budějovice (Budweis) 2028Bid books · České Budějovice (Budweis) · 2028…and test new cross-sectoral approaches and open debates on interdisciplinary and international levels, such as in the area of culture for health, exploring how arts and culture can support mental health and wellbeing.

Leuven 2030Bid books · Leuven · 2030…Leuven MindGate, Lubbeek, SOM, Tienen, UCLL, UZ Leuven, Vesalius Museum INT Art & Science Days Leiden (NL), Bielsko-Biała2026 (PL), CultureAndHealth Platform – Culture Action Europe (EU), EFA European Festivals Association (EU) CLTS 1, 2…

Galway 2020Bid books · Galway · 2020Support the development of creative hubs and enterprises such as GMIT and Portershed. 2016–2025 Aim 6 Culture Health & Wellbeing Example Actions Support emerging youth and creativity focused initiatives, programmes organizations with new…

Valletta 2018 — Final ReportEvaluations · Valletta · 2018…Correlation analysis In 2016, we found that respondents with higher levels of education tended to report higher level of perceived overall health, visited more EU countries, earned higher income levels, met socially more frequently with…

Hildesheim 2025 — Final selectionBid books · Hildesheim · 2025…centre of our societies. budget 1.8 million € (including ﬂagship project) La Bella Vita (ﬂagship project) A Bike Tour on Wellness, Self-Care, Health, Laziness, Spas, Meditation, and the New Human, With Artistic Interventions Around Bad…

Samos 2021 — Pre-selectionBid books · Samos · 2021Urban planning and regeneration according to new standards stipulated in EU directives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Habitat Agenda.

Tampere 2026 — Final selectionBid books · Tampere · 2026…by the CS, under three thematic headings: CULTURAL WELL-BEING: in Pirkanmaa, a model for integrating cultural services into the social and health sectors has been launched, funded by the Finnish insti- tute for health and welfare.

Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Veliko Tarnovo · 2019…open space, schools, hospitals, chitalishta, cultural institutions Creativity and Wellbeing Week is an initiative developed by London Arts in Health Forum and the National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbe- ing.

Bielsko-Biała 2029Bid books · Bielsko-Biała · 2029We are all living together longer on this planet, and with that comes a desire to live longer in good health. This ini- tiative explores six interrelated themes – belonging, self-perception, creativity, embodiment, affective response and…

Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008…Employment levels;  Material Well-being | Benefit dependency, income, Housing type/ownership, Access to credit  Physical Well-being | Health  Safety | Safer communities, Feeling safer  Social Cohesion | Relationships with friends and…

Rijeka 2020 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Rijeka · 2020World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020, shortly after the beginning of the Rijeka ECoC. In European countries, including Croatia, various prohibi- tions and restrictions were introduced, which had a…

Turku 2011Bid books · Turku · 2011Turku belongs to the European Healthy Cities Network of the World Health Organisation in which well-being is seen as a central part of the development of cities.

Perugia 2019 — Pre-selectionBid books · Perugia · 2019On the basis of the region’s experience and organisa- tion in terms of public health, a space dedicated to the promotion of health education, organised by the Centre for Experimental Health Education at the University of Perugia, in…

Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008…Employment levels;  Material Well-being | Benefit dependency, income, Housing type/ownership, Access to credit  Physical Well-being | Health  Safety | Safer communities, Feeling safer  Social Cohesion | Relationships with friends and…

Savonlinna 2026 — Pre-selectionBid books · Savonlinna · 2026Share of those considering quality of life as good TEAviisari (Cultural Health promotion capacity building framework); Statistics from Statistics Finland; Taike statis- tics; Qualitative and quanti- tative research; Barometer of cultural…

Banja Luka 2024 — Pre-selectionBid books · Banja Luka · 2024Mental health is a hot topic for us because of the trau- matic events that took place in the early 1990s, because there is a strong social stigma attached to mental dis- orders, and psychiatric institutions across the country face many…

Leeds 2023 — Pre-selectionBid books · Leeds · 2023Leeds has a relatively high level of working-age adults not in employment due to mental ill health. We will collaborate with the National Health Service (NHS) on a public engagement programme and an international conference on health and…

Nova Gorica 2025Bid books · Nova Gorica · 2025

Bourges 2028 — Pre-selectionBid books · Bourges · 2028…25% of artistic creation residencies in connection with the social and economic sectors: research centres and public and private laboratories, health institutions, administrations, and especially schools • As far as possible, create these…

Action Plan No. 1: Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2027Published by cities · Brno · 2026…strategic docu- ments of the SWD and HD, such as the Strategy for the Integration of Foreign Nationals in the City of Brno, the City of Brno Health Plan and the Strategic Plan for the Gradual Removal of Barriers.

Katowice 2029Bid books · Katowice · 2029The recent pandemic as well as some very alarm- ing reports on mental health in youth made very clear that we all have to treat wellbeing and social bonds as a priority – which is very much in line with the recently published European…

Messolonghi 2021 — Pre-selectionBid books · Messolonghi · 2021In addition, collaboration in actions concerning En- vironmental Education, Health Education and Cultural issues, under the initiative of the Centre for the Envi- ronmental Education of Messolonghi, the Messolonghi – Aetoliko Lagoon…

Herceg Novi 2021 — Final selectionBid books · Herceg Novi · 2021Also at Igalo is the renowned Institute of Health which is still used, often by Scandinavian visitors but could also be a long term project in terms of a modern facility to provide an outstand- ing public private model of culture and…

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