Arts, Health and Community
Everitt, A. & Hamilton, R, (edited by Mike White)
CAHHM (Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine), University of
Durham, UK, 2003
£10.00, Available from CAHHM
cahmm.info@durham.ac.uk
This is the final report of the Arts in Health Evaluation Programme funded
by the King's Fund, the Northern Rock Foundation and the Nuffield Trust. It
is a study of five community-based arts in health projects in the UK
following field research carried out between 1999-2001.
This 100-page illustrated publication is a revised and edited version of the
full report presented by the researchers to the project funders in 2002. It
provides details on the five arts and health projects and their programmes
of work. It also considers the mechanisms that appeared to be crucial in the
practice of arts in health in community settings and its effectiveness in
generating health benefits to participants and professionals in their
communities. All in all this is a long-awaited and welcome addition to the
field of arts in health and highly recommended reading for policy-makers and
practitioners alike.