Social cohesion and mental health: art and cultural heritage as tools for vulnerable context

Enfoque

IN-HABIT project explores how undervalued solutions can improve health and well-being in small and medium-size cities. Following the Determinants of health approach, art and culture are considered one of these underestimates to improve quality of life of in-habitants.

The role of culture and heritage is explored to boost health and wellbeing in vulnerable context, through experience of co-creation process with vulnerable in-habitants as an inclusive and intergenerational opportunity.

It will be described the methodology used to establish a participatory action plan related to art, culture, and heritage to improve the quality of life on in-habitants.

The research will be focused on the Pilot Study of Las Palmeras, Cordoba.

Challenges and opportunity of co-creation of urban action plan that includes art and culture will be presented.