In the modern world, teamwork is one of the most important factors determining the success of an organization. As the healthcare system continues to develop, it becomes biosocial, and more and more specialists from various fields are involved in patient care. A very important step in this progress is the increasing need to switch to a teamwork method. The Word Health Organisation defines a healthcare team as a union of people without a hierarchical structure, whose members, having acquired different professional education, strive for a common goal. Interprofessional healthcare teams, which include specialists from various fields – doctors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists - face specific challenges that can affect teamwork and patient care. First of all, a significant challenge is the different approaches of specialists to patient care and working methods. The second challenge is the lack of clarity of roles and responsibilities. Often, in healthcare teams involving various specialists, it is not clear who is responsible for what, which can lead to conflicts and reduce work efficiency. Each member has different education and competencies, it is important to clearly define who has specific tasks and responsibilities. Communication problems are also common, as specialists from different fields often use specific terminology that may be incomprehensible to other team members. This can lead to errors, misunderstandings and, ultimately, ineffective patient care. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to create an open, mutually respectful and goal-oriented work atmosphere, promote constant communication and cooperation, and clearly define the role of each team member.

The paper explores from a legal perspective the role of urban agriculture (UA) for the elderly as a tool to support active and healthy ageing in urban environments. To this end, the paper analyses the policy and legal framework on urban agriculture, investigating, in particular, the solutions adopted in the Marche Region (Italy), a territory characterised by high life expectancy and a growing elderly population in a rapidly urbanising environment.

UA occurs within and in the proximity of the boundaries of towns, cities and metropolises, and it is considered to be context-dependent, which exists within heterogeneous situations and conditions, embracing many forms. This phenomenon is commonly classified into two categories, which are urban farming and urban gardening: the former refers to businesses carrying out agricultural activities for purely economic purposes; the latter refers to those non-profit activities aimed at achieving mostly social goals.

The research focused on urban gardens for the elderly, whose role in promoting active ageing has been recently recognised by Italian law, specifically Legislative Decree no. 29/2024. In this context, the work analysed the legal framework at both national and regional levels, examined municipal regulations in the major cities of the Marche Region, gathered best practices, and developed policy recommendations to contribute to the establishment of a political and regulatory ecosystem that supports urban gardens for active ageing, aiming to foster more age-friendly urban environments.

This study aims to understand teachers' and parents' attitudes and perspectives on outdoor education as a possible practice to be implemented in the school system. Nature and open spaces provide good opportunities for cognitive, social and emotional development. They are a resource for the community when an emergency (pandemic or earthquake), makes it impossible to use indoor spaces. The competence to use open spaces can be a strength for the school and the whole community.

49 preschool teachers (Mage = 46.6) and 117 parents (Mage = 37.9) completed a questionnaire in which they were required to indicate how important they considered each of Gardner's intelligences to be for children (from 1 "not at all" to 4 "very important"). They were then asked to indicate the spaces they considered useful for promoting well-being, their knowledge of outdoor education and their interest in introducing outdoor education in schools.

Teachers rated naturalistic intelligence with an Mvalue of 2.69, while parents rated it with an Mvalue of 2.99. When focusing on the context for promoting well-being, teachers and parents mentioned outdoor spaces such as gardens, playgrounds, lakes or mountains. The majority of the participants knew about outdoor education (teachers = 95.8%; parents = 58.1%) and would agree to use this practice in their schools (Mteachers = 3.6; Mparents = 3.6).

The results suggest that teachers and parents are interested in developing outdoor education practice in schools and that more efforts should be made in this direction. A training course was developed with this aim: the results will be also showed

The transformation of welfare structures reflects the need to address new social risks emerging from changes in the socio-economic system.

Italy represents a crucial case for analyzing this issue due to its welfare model, characterized by legislative inertia (Pavolini & Ranci, 2008) and highly fragmented long-term care policies, which rely heavily on family responsibilities (Millar & Warman, 1996). In this context, our paper focuses on how social policies targeting family caregivers facilitate or hinder work-care reconciliation and whether these effects vary based on caregivers’ characteristics.

Our empirical analysis examines Italy, a country where long-term care has recently been at the center of policy debates, culminating in Legislative Decree 33/2023. Italy thus stands not only at the forefront of Southern European welfare systems but also as a relevant case for assessing the realignment of long-term care policies within the Social Investment framework. The study focuses on an experimental program in the Marche region, implemented by the regional government in collaboration with INRCA, which provides economic support to family caregivers through a regional benefit.

The central research question explores whether this policy facilitates work-care reconciliation or, conversely, reinforces traditional caregiving roles, turning care into a form of unpaid labor that further entrenches caregivers—particularly women—in their roles. By examining the intersection between policy design and caregivers’ lived experiences, this paper contributes to the broader discussion on the effectiveness of Social Investment policies in addressing the challenges posed by long-term care. Furthermore, it highlights the need for a gender-sensitive approach in welfare policy design.