Linking sustainable practices throughout Europe
THOR Zentrum for Health Care and Traditional Western Methods
Rural topic(s): Herbs and health in rural areas
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Web site: http://www.thor-zentrum.at
Since 2006, Thor Zentrum organises education and training activities in the health sector with particular reference to European traditional medicinal knowledge through congresses (Lost Knowledge), lectures, courses, workshops, technical articles in the media, interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration with organisations and individuals, traditional products.
The most important goal of the association is to provide education, so that people can take more responsibility in the sense of active health care.
The focus is on a holistic understanding of health, incorporating the traditional knowledge of ancestors.
Scale of intervention : National
Keywords: traditional knowledge, Health and well-being, medicinal and aromatic plants
Places: Austria
Actors: association
Methods: ouvrage, meeting, seminar and conference organisation, training workshop, training/capacity-building