Consulting a community on their health and wellbeing using an arts-based approach.
Authors: Crossen-White, H., Norton, E. and Hemingway, A.
Journal: Health Education Journal
Publisher: SAGE Publications (UK and US)
ISSN: 1748-8176
Abstract:This paper presents the findings from a community project where the arts were used to explore the health and wellbeing needs of a community.
The community project was developed in partnership by a range of agencies and organisations engaged with the community. A qualitative evaluation study was devised to capture the process of delivering an arts-based community consultation.The findings from this project demonstrate that a creative consultation process, if managed effectively can be a powerful mechanism for establishing a community’s perspective on their health and wellbeing. The study also identified key elements that are essential to such successful outcomes.
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