Culture and Health

In accordance with the national agreements between the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Health, the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC) Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) and the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine have signed a triennial agreement Culture and Health Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2017-2019, for the development of arts and culture in health and medico-social institutions.

The objectives of the Convention are to promote:

- the emergence and/or development of cultural policies in health structures,

- opening up health facilities to their local cultural environment,

- the professionalisation of care and cultural actors,

- a balanced distribution of access to culture on the regional territory.

It will be implemented in the following forms:

- An annual call for projects for the health sector ;

- An annual call for projects for the medico-social sector, with young people as a priority, in partnership with local authorities;

- support for the evolution of the missions of the Culture and Health New Aquitaine cluster.