Arts in Healthcare Summer Intensive Program

June 6-27, 2009

The Arts in Healthcare Summer Intensive at the University of Florida is a comprehensive educational and training program for students and professionals interested in the applications of arts in healthcare fields and settings.
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Arts in Healthcare Certificate Program

January 6, 2009

CAHRE's new Arts in Healthcare certificate program is now accepting applications. The Certificate recognizes practical competency and academic achievement in the use of the arts to enhance individual and community health and to impact healthcare environments.
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College of Medicine Students travel to the Gambia to research country’s health system

Seven UF College of Medicine students headed to the Gambia with medical supplies to volunteer and collect data for a research project.
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Arts in Medicine Pre-Med AMSA students travel to Strasbourg, France

A group of seven pre-med AMSA students traveled with CAHRE director Jill Sonke-Henderson to Strasbourg, France in June of 2007 for a two-week residency. The students were hosted by faculty and students form Marc Bloch University and worked at several area hospitals with local artists in residence.
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AIM for Africa

CAHRE's AIM for Africa program has attracted widespread media attention since its implementation.
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Patients dance their way to good health                                                                              December 2, 2006
The Mater Hospital in Nairobi has introduced the first programme of its kind in Africa aimed at fostering patients’ holistic healing through music by involving the body and spirit, writes Lillian Aluanga.
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Famed African singer heralds new program                                                                             July 14, 2006
The Mater Hospital in Nairobi has introduced the first programme of its kind in Africa aimed at fostering patients’ holistic healing through music by involving the body and spirit, writes Lillian Aluanga.
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UF to expand Arts in Medicine to Nairobi, Kenya                                                                       June 20, 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — AIM for Africa, a project sponsored by the University of Florida and Shands Healthcare, will establish the first-known formal arts in medicine program in Africa at the Mater Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. read more >>

The Arts and Health

A newly released book edited by Jill Sonke-Henderson, Rusti Brandman, Ilene Serlin, and John Graham-Pole.
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