Arts and Health Promotion Tools and Bridges for Practice, Research, and Social Transformation

• Other Authors: Corbin, J. Hope (Editor), Sanmartino, Mariana (Editor), Hennessy, Emily Alden (Editor), Urke, Helga Bjørnøy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; Teaching of a specific subject; Sociology; Interdisciplinary studies; Psychology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Creativity and Arts Education; Sociology, general; Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary; Psychology, general; Health, Medicine and Society; Humanities and Social Sciences; Behavioral Sciences and Psychology; health promotion; creative arts, health, and well-being; health communication; health education; interdisciplinary; qualitative research; social justice; cultural diversity; public health; community health; socio-environmental health; applied arts; indigenous health promotion; art therapy; health humanities; medical humanities; arts-related research; health disparities; health equity; open access; The Arts
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This open access book offers an overview of the beautiful, powerful, and dynamic array of opportunities to promote health through the arts from theoretical, methodological, pedagogical, and critical perspectives. This is the first-known text to connect the disparate inter-disciplinary literatures into a coherent volume for health promotion practitioners, researchers, and teachers. It provides a one-stop depository for using the arts as tools for health promotion in many settings and as bridges across communities, cultures, and sectors. The diverse applications of the arts in health promotion transcend the multiple contexts within which health is created, i.e., individual, community, and societal levels, and has a number of potential health, aesthetic, and social outcomes. Topics covered within the chapters include: Exploring the Potential of the Arts to Promote Health and Social Justice Drawing as a Salutogenic Therapy Aid for Grieving Adolescents in Botswana Community Theater for Health Promotion in Japan From Arts to Action: Project SHINE as a Case Study of Engaging Youth in Efforts to Develop Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Strategies in Rural Tanzania and India Movimiento Ventana: An Alternative Proposal to Mental Health in Nicaragua Using Art to Bridge Research and Policy: An Initiative of the United States National Academy of Medicine Arts and Health Promotion is an innovative and engaging resource for a broad audience including practitioners, researchers, university instructors, and artists. It is an important text for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, particularly in program planning, research methods (especially qualitative methodology), community health, and applied art classes. The book also is useful for professional development among current health promotion practitioners, community nurses, community psychologists, public health professionals, and social workers.