White Paper | A national agenda

Interest in sustainable arts in health programming is growing in the Netherlands. Successful projects have encouraged administrators, funders, governments, researchers, and artists to explore the role that the arts can play in care and illness prevention. The Netherlands needs structures to systematically support arts in health programming, to train practitioners, and to encourage research and policy formulation. This white paper surveys the current situation and sets the agenda for the future. The white paper is a first step toward a sustainable arts in health field.