Contents
A ROADMAP TO ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH 1
PART ONE. INTRODUCING A CULTURE OF HEALTH 2
WHY ART MATTERS 4
CHANGING THE FRAME 7
PART TWO. APPROACHES TO ART FOR WELL-BEING 12
PREVENTION, TREATMENT, ADVOCACY? 12
A RANGE OF ART & WELL-BEING 15
PUBLIC AND VISUAL ART 17
POETRY AND NARRATIVE 21
MUSIC 23
DANCE 24
THEATER 26
MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY 28
MULTI-ARTS 29
STORY-GATHERING 31
MEDICAL TRAINING 32
PART THREE. THREE CASE STUDIES 36
COMMON VALUES, DIFFERENT APPROACHES 38
PROJECT PROFILES: LEARNINGS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES 41
YOUTH RADIO: REMIX YOUR LIFE 41
MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA: VOICES: GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE ABOUT SUCCESSFUL REENTRY 44
SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE: TOWARD AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE OF HEALTH THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, SATIRICAL THEATER AND SONG 49
PART FOUR. RIGHT RELATIONSHIP: PARTNERSHIPS, ETHICS, VALUES, CARING, AND SELF-CARE 53
PARTNERSHIPS 55
READINESS 55
MULTIPLE AWARENESS 56
MULTIPLE SKILLS 56
RECEPTIVITY AND PROOF 57
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION RESOURCES 57
NEGOTIATING RIGHT RELATIONSHIP 59
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICAL ALIGNMENT 59
CARING AND SELF-CARE 62
IN CONCLUSION 64
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 65
LINKS 66
ABOUT THE USDAC 72
