Why ‘Creative Health’ Stories?

‘Creative Health’ or ‘Arts and Health’ has been around for a long time and is growing as a global movement. There is much work going on in academia, in policy and at a grassroots level and there is incredible evidence about the benefits of the arts, culture, creativity, design and nature to people’s health and wellbeing and to addressing health inequalities.  I’m passionate about sharing this.  I also believe in the power of storytelling to influence people and affect change, and I love audio, podcasts and people!

Through my podcast and audio commissions, I share people’s experience and expertise. Together we convey what ‘creative health’ means to different people and in different contexts; how creativity helps to keep us well at a general, preventative level and how it supports chromic and long term health conditions.  We highlight creative practices – professional, amateur and those we can do at home – which are helping to keep us well, and what needs to happen so that access to creativity, the arts and culture are more widely accessible.

 

Artwork by Ella Flewitt @ella.fwt
Website design and build by Neil Brown @beamtwenty3