Healing Arts: New Guide Shows How Creativity Can Transform Community Health
Art classes as part of your medical treatment? It’s possible through new “arts on prescription” programs. A new guide, “Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities,” provides concrete steps for developing these programs, which allow healthcare and social service providers to “prescribe” creative activities. Early models indicate that arts prescriptions can reduce isolation and depression while increasing quality of life. Offering real-world examples and practical advice, this guide lights the way toward more holistic community care models that leverage the vitality of arts and culture.