Arts and Health East
Arts and Health East is a new regional network designed to bring together those with an interest in the role the arts can play in promoting and sustaining community cohesion and individual health and wellbeing and contributing to recovery and reduced dependence in people who have been ill and disabled.
Its principal aims are:
- Promoting the role of the arts within the health and social care sectors and among the general public.
- Encouraging investment and support for the use of the arts in the health and social care sectors.
- Sharing information and experience within the arts and health and social care sectors to encourage good practice.
- Developing partnerships between those working in the arts and in the health and social care sectors.
It will do this through:
- Organising events to showcase good practice and bring together professionals working in the field of arts and health and social care.
- Advocating the role the arts can play in promoting and sustaining community cohesion and individual health and wellbeing and raising the profile of arts and health activity throughout the region.
- Disseminating news about arts and health developments within the region and beyond.