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health system (B0, 1989).
In Norway, this situation is met by different reforms of
the health system. As we can see of MTIR, volume 8
(Summer & Smeijsters, 1992), this seems to be the
case in very many European countries. More
decentralized and democratic communities are stated
as goals for these reforms, and they focus on a process
of integration: persons with handicaps or mental
problems shall be a part of the local community.
Institutions are build down, and the local community
must take responsibility for providing education, work, a
place to live and cultural and leisure-time activities.
Political and bureaucratic descisions, though, never can
make a human beeing become an integrated member
of a community. These descisions must be combined
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with action. To move from an institution to a flat or house
in an ordinary living-quarter, does not create a new
social network. Every fellow-citizen must take his
responsibility to make integration possible, and
professional help is in some cases necessary (Kleive &
Stige, 1988). We are now speaking of individuals that
experience a two-fold problem: they must (as all of us)
walk on the "dark sides of the modern road" and they
have a startingpoint as segregated individuals. The task
to create a positive social network indeed then must be
very demanding.
Profylactic Health Work, Culture Life and Music
Therapy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the
connection between health and quality of life, and put