Jan Hassink and Majken van Dijk (eds.
), Farming for Health, 127-134.
© 2006 Springer.
Printed in the Netherlands
CHAPTER 10
‘NATURE AND HEALTH’ IN SWEDEN
KARIN ABRAMSSON#
AND CARINA TENNGART##
#
Corresponding author: Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF),...
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Jan Hassink and Majken van Dijk (eds.
), Farming for Health, 127-134.
© 2006 Springer.
Printed in the Netherlands
CHAPTER 10
‘NATURE AND HEALTH’ IN SWEDEN
KARIN ABRAMSSON#
AND CARINA TENNGART##
#
Corresponding author: Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF), P.
O.
Box 1231, SE351 12 Vaxjo.
http://www.
lrf.
se.
E-mail: karin.
abramsson@lrf.
se
##
Department of Landscape Planning Alnarp, SwedishUniversity of Agricultural
Sciences
Abstract.
During recent years, Sweden has faced an increasing number of people being out of work due
to long-term sick leave.
This has led to numerous investigations and official reports on behalf of the
Swedish government, concerning the necessity of measures to be taken to improve the health situation in
working life, and to improve the sick listing and the rehabilitation processes.
It is becoming more and
more common to look for activities outdoors or in nature in terms of restoration, health promotion or
rehabilitation.
Still there is no particular sect
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