Oxford Textbook of Creative Arts, Health, and Wellbeing

There is growing interest internationally in the contributions which the creative arts can make to wellbeing and health in both healthcare and community settings. A timely addition to the field, the Oxford Textbook of Creative Arts, Health, and Wellbeing is the first work of its kind to discuss the role the creative arts have in addressing some of the most pressing public health challenges faced today. Providing an evidence-base and recommendations for a wide audience, this is an essential resource for anyone involved with this increasingly important component of public health practice. The textbook offers key insights for developing new creative arts-based approaches to health and wellbeing, and shows how these can augment established practices within a variety of social settings. Theoretically grounded and with a strong evidence base, this book brings together contributions from both practitioners and researches to provide a comprehensive account of the field. Using international examples, the textbook elucidates the various approaches that have successfully led to improvements in public health, whilst case studies in healthcare practices evaluate the impact of arts-based initiatives in a multitude of international settings, life-course stages, and social milieus. The Oxford Textbook of Creative Arts, Health, and Wellbeing is a comprehensive resource that will be essential to anyone with an interest in this increasingly important component of public health practice.

Stephen Clift is Professor of Health Education in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University, and Director of the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health. He is also Professorial Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and has lead on developments within the Society related to creative arts and health. He has worked in the field of health promotion and public health for over twenty-five years, and has made contributions to research, practice and training on HIV/AIDS prevention, sex education, international travel and health and the health promoting school. His current interests relate to arts and heath and particularly the potential value of group singing for health and wellbeing. He is also founding co-executive editor of Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. Paul Camic is Professor of Psychology and Public Health and Research Director, Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University. He is also a clinical health psychologist and Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. His research has been focused in health and community psychology in the USA and UK including the field of arts and health. He has a particular interest in the involvement of museums and galleries as community-based places for wellbeing and health for people with mental health problems and those with a dementia. He is also founding co-executive editor of Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice.

- Section 1: Creative arts and human health and wellbeing: Setting the scene - 1: Stephen Clift and Paul M. Camic: An introduction to the field of creative arts, wellbeing and health: Achievements and current challenges - 2: Eleonora Belfiore: The arts and healing: The power of an idea - 3: Phil Hanlon and Sandra Carlisle: Fifth wave public health and the contributions of culture and the arts - 4: Jessica Allen and Matilda Allen: The social determinants of health, empowerment, and participation - 5: Shân Maclennan: Southbank Centre London and the social utility of the arts - 6: Mike White: The means to flourish: Arts in community health and education - 7: Paul M. Camic: Community cultural development for health and wellbeing - 8: Töres Theorell and Fredrik Ullén: Epidemiological studies of the relationship between cultural experiences and public health - 9: Töres Theorell: Psychophysiological links between cultural activities and public health - 10: Norma Daykin and Theo Stickley: The role of qualitative research in arts and health - 11: Susan M Cox and Katherine M Boydell: Ethical issues in arts-based health research - Section 2: National and international developments in practice - 12: Marsaili Cameron, Richard Ings, and Nikki Crane: Seeking a common language: the challenge of embedding participatory arts in a major public health programme - 13: Jill Sonke and Jenny Baxley Lee: Arts for health in community settings: Promising practices for using the arts to enhance wellness, access to healthcare and health literacy - 14: Jill Sonke, Judy Rollins, and John Graham-Pole: Arts in healthcare settings in the United States - 15: Kizito Maria Kasule, Kizito Fred Kakinda, and Jill Sonke: Arts in healthcare in Uganda: An historical, political and practical case study - 16: Kate Wells: Siyazama in South Africa: Zulu beadwork, HIV/AIDS, and the consequences of culture - 17: Gareth Wreford: Arts and health in Australia - 18: Jing Sun and Nicholas Buys: Addressing the health needs of indigenous Australians through creative engagement: A case study - 19: Varun Ramnarayan Venkit, Anand Sharad Godse, and Amruta Anand Godse: Arts and health initiatives in India - 20: Jing Sun and Nicholas Buys: A role for the creative arts in addressing public health challenges in China - 21: Töres Theorell, Margunn Skjei Knudtsen, Eva Bojner Horwitz and Britt Maj Wikström: Culture and public health activities in Sweden and Norway - 22: Paul Heritage: Talking about a revolution: Arts, health and wellbeing on Avenida Brasil - 23: André de Quadros: Case study: I once was lost but now am found: Music and embodied arts in two american prisons - 24: Andrea Creech, Patricia A. Gonzalez-Moreno, Lisa Lorenzino, and Grace Waitman: Case study: Lost or found? - in translation: the globalization of Venezuela's El Sistema - Section 3: Creative arts and public health across the life-course - 25: Jonathan Barnes: Creativity and promoting wellbeing in children and young people through education - 26: Gunter Kreutz and Carl von Ossietzky: The value of music for public health - 27: Camila Batmanghleidjh: The work of Kids Company London - 28: Pauline Gladstone: The power of dance to transform the lives of disadvantaged youth - 29: Trish Vella-Burrows: Arts and older people: a global perspective - 30: Loraine Leeson: Case study: Engaging older people in creative thinking: The Active Energy project - 31: Stephen Clift, Grenville Hancox, Ian Morrison, Matthew Shipton, Sonia Page, Ann Skingley and Trish Vella-Burrows: Group singing as a public health resource - 32: Varvarigou, Maria, Susan Hallam, Andrea Creech, and Hilary McQueen: Intergenerational music-making: A vehicle for active ageing for children and older people - Section 4: Creative arts and public health in different settings - 33: Amy Bucciarelli: Arts therapies: Approaches, goals and integration in arts and health - 34: Helen J. Chatterjee: Museums and art galleries as settings for public health interventions - 35: Tim Robertson: Case study: Creativity in criminal justice settings: The work of the Koestler Trust - 36: Bryan Lawson and Rosie Parnell: Quality of place and wellbeing - 37: Ian Noonan: Creative arts in health professional education and practice: A case-study reflection and evaluation of a complex intervention to deliver the Culture and Care Programme at The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London - 38: Gunter Kreutz, Stephen Clift, and Wolfgang Bossinger: Case study: Singing in hospitals: Bridging therapy and everyday life - 39: Varun Ramnarayan Venkit, Anand Sharad Godse, and Amruta Anand Godse: Case study: The value of group drumming for women in sex work in Mumbai, India - Index