Evidence Base

Call For Evidence

praXis is keen to collate as much evidence as possible on the website which demonstrates the value of creative interventions on health outcomes.  However, in order to do this we need your help. 

If you or your organisation has recently (within the last 3 years) used any methods or practical tools which have enabled you to gather robust evidence in the arts and health field, we’d love to hear about them.  Similarly, if you know of any tools used or published by others, please let us know where we can locate them.

The aim is to collate a number of useful and pragmatic resources which we can share with others.  Email karenbell@creativehealthcic.co.uk with anything you would like to share.

 

Infographic: A look at the evidence for arts in health

Using the Health Development Agency report: A review of evaluation in community-based art for health activity in the UK, I've used Many-eyes to emphasise the Stated aims and outcomes summary list section of the document. This section of the document summarised a number of key areas where the arts have contributed within the healthcare setting.

Read the full article here. Article cross posted with carlplant.me)



Change4Life Project Report

The South West Change4Life Project Summary Report is an overview of a project which was funded by a grant from the Department of Health.  It provides a detailed evaluation by Bristol University of  four mass participation dance projects.

Read the full article here.

The evaluation document can be downloaded here.


Culture and Wellbeing website

LAHF has been working to develop the resources section on the national website www.cultureandwellbeing.org.uk/resources/research.  This comprehensive database now holds a wide range of resources including press coverage and policy documents as well as research into the impact of the arts on wellbeing.  The resources section of the site is searchable and LAHF are continuing to update it with new evidence.




The Relationship between Quilting and Wellbeing

This research was published by the Journal of Public Health on 5th June 2011.  You can read more about it here.

 


Arts & Health Commissioning in the West Midlands
A recent history.  Read more here