Rjukanlys works with programs for rehabilitation and the central goal is to help people back to work

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Rjukanlys

• Rjukanlys works with programs for rehabilitation
  and the central goal is to help people back to
  work.
• Our statistics show a 50 - 60 success in
  helping people back to work.
• Rjukanlys is running two guest houses located in
  the heart of Rjukan. This is our main facilities
  regarding to help our clients to improve their
  function in such way that they can regain or
  maintain their work capasity.

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Getting people more healthy..
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Spiritual
Preserve natural environment for contemplaition,
reflection and inspiration, facilitate feeling of
connection to something beyond human concerns
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Physical
Provide variety of settings and infrastructure
for various levels of sport and recreation, e.g.
Running, cycling, walking, picnicking, dog
training etc.
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Environmental
Preserve ecosystems and biodiversity, provide
clean air and water, maintain ecosystem function
and foster human involvement in the natural
environment
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Mental
Make nature available for restoration from mental
fatigue, artistic inspiration and expression,
educational development, e.g. Natural and
cultural history
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Social
Provide settings for people to enhance their
social networks and personal relationships.
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Towards a Healthy Outdoor Economy
THOE

• Interreg IVB 2007
• Tinn and Vinje communities

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Background

• Interreg IVB Nordsea region
• Mountain region Vinje/Tinn

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Nature plays a vital role in human health and
well-being.
Partnership
Number of people living in urban areas will
exceed those living in rural environments for the
first time in human history
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Nature
Towards a Healthy Outdoor Economy
Health
Economy
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Goal Vinje and Tinn

• Keeping and getting people more healthy by the
  mean of using and communicating nature in an
  innovative way and making nature more accesible
  to different groups of people wich leads to less
  costs in health care, more effective human
  production means and a new form of sustainable
  employment and economy in nature areas

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Objectives

• Development of new health and wellness activities
  that can benefit visitors and around communities
• Provide a diverse range of value added
  experiences for visitors, like wellness vacation
  packages, healthy eating places (balanced diet),
  treatment with mineral waters, healthy life style
  education to manage stress, solving personal
  problems like depression, reducing stress and
  negative aspects of every day life
• Provide information for visitors and create
  awareness of the benefits of health and wellness
  tourism among population through marketing and
  promotional efforts

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Objectives

• Gain knowledge and exchange experience with other
  partners dealing with similar issues
• Improve opportunities and access to nature for
  disabled
• Support community based tourism iniatives and
  provide entrepreneurial opportunities for
  residents
• Create partnership between parks, recreation
  agencies and health organizations
• Create health and wellness recreation network

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Expected outcomes of the project

• Establishment of sustainable and high quality
  health and wellness tourism in the chosen
  destinations
• Development of innovative health and wellness
  products
• Improvement of health of the visitors and
  communities

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Partners found already

• Province of Fryslân, Province of Overijssel
  (Netherlands), Svalöv Municipality (Sweden),
  British Waterways (UK), Tinn and Vinje
  communities, Nordjyllands Amt Lille Vildmose
  (Denmark) Insel- und Halligconferenz, Das
  Wattenmeer National Park (Germany).
• More local partners Rjukanlys, Grønn omsorg
  Tinn and Vinje, Attføringssenteret i Rauland,
  Folkehelseprgrammet i Telemark, Telemark
  University College, Hardangervidda National Park
  Senter.