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Publication YearAuthor(s)TitleJournal Name (if applicable)Book Name (if applicable)URL (if applicable)PagesVolumeIssueEditor(s)Publisher PlaceAbstract and/or Annotation Tags
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2009Bygren, L.O., et al.Attending cultural events and cancer mortality: a Swedish cohort studyArts & Healthhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1753301080252805864-71"Attendance at cultural events is associated with better survival and self-rated health. This study aimed to determine whether attendance at cinemas, theater, art galleries, live music shows, and museums was associated with cancer-related mortality. A randomly selected, cancer-free cohort of Swedish adults aged 25–74 years (n = 9011), formed in 1990–91, was followed up to 31 December 2003. The outcome measure was cancer-related mortality. The main independent variable was a cultural attendance index. A proportional hazards analysis adjusted for age, sex, chronic conditions, disposable income, educational attainment, smoking status, leisure time physical activity, and urban/non-urban residency was conducted. Rare and moderate attendees were 3.23 (95% CI: 1.60–6.52) and 2.92 (95% CI: 1.52–5.62) times, respectively, more likely to die of cancer during the follow-up period than frequent attendees. The effect was observed only among residents of urban areas. The results, if replicated, imply that promoting attendance at cultural events could lead to improved urban population health."
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2009Callahan, SuzanneMoments of Transformation: Rha Goddess’s LOW and Understanding Social Changehttps://animatingdemocracy.org/resource/moments-transformation-rha-goddess%25E2%2580%2599s-low-and-understanding-social-change" As part of Animating Democracy’s Arts & Civic Engagement Impact Initiative, evaluator Suzanne Callahan and artist Rha Goddess focused on the impact of the one-woman performance piece, LOW, and post-performance dialogue on audiences’ attitudes, beliefs and perceptions about mental health and illness. A formal evaluation conducted by City University of New York researchers, plus an alternative approach to audience evaluation developed in collaboration with Callahan allowed comparison of two research processes that asked similar questions in different ways."
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2003Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
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Now: Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)		The Theory and Practice of Knowledge Brokering in Canada’s Health Systemhttps://ktpathways.ca/resources/theory-and-practice-knowledge-brokering-canadas-health-system Canada"This paper summarizes findings of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation's two year research study into how to define the concept of knowledge brokering and test whether it encourages and improves knowledge transfer."
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2017Charise, A.Site, sector, scope: Mapping the epistemological landscape of health humanities.Journal of Medical Humanitieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-017-9445-5431-44384"This essay presents a critical appraisal of the current state of baccalaureate Health Humanities, with a special focus on the contextual differences currently influencing the implementation of this field in Canada and, to a lesser extent, the United States and United Kingdom. I argue that the epistemological bedrock of Health Humanities goes beyond that generated by its written texts to include three external factors that are especially pertinent to undergraduate education: site (the setting of Health Humanities education), sector (the disciplinary eligibility for funding) and scope (the critical engagement with a program's local context alongside an emergent "core" of Health Humanities knowledge, learning, and practice). Drawing largely from the Canadian context, I discuss how these differences can inform or obstruct this field's development, and offer preliminary recommendations for encouraging the growth of baccalaureate Health Humanities-in Canada and elsewhere-in light of these factors."
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2021Clare, C. & BC Alliance for Arts and CultureBC Everyday Creativity & Wellness.https://mcusercontent.com/495e623bb87f8734e49e51807/files/709fff8e-03f7-4655-9773-52c051c0cab6/Final_BC_Alliance_Everyday_Creativity_Wellness_Results_Brief_Mar_2021_FED_tm_1_.pdf"In February 2021, the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture and Nanos Research distributed a general
population survey to more than 500 adult residents of British Columbia. The survey focused on
the role of creative activities in the lives of BC residents before and during the COVID-19
pandemic. The survey used a broad definition of creative activity, with examples including
listening to music, trying a new recipe, reading a book, making crafts, walking, taking dance
classes, watching movies or TV, viewing a live show, learning a language, attending an art
gallery and more."
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2017Daykin, N. et al Creative and credible evaluation for arts, health and well-being: Opportunities and challenges of co-productionArts & Healthhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1206948123-3892"Background: This paper reports findings from a one-year UK knowledge exchange (KE) project completed in 2015. Stakeholders’ experiences of evaluation were explored in order to develop online resources to strengthen knowledge and capacity within the arts and health sector (www.creativeandcredible.co.uk).

Methods: The project used mixed methods, including a survey, interviews and focus groups, guided by a Stakeholder Reference Group comprised of 26 leading UK evaluators, researchers, artists, health professionals, commissioners and funders.

Results: The project identified opportunities for arts arising from current health and social care policy agendas. It also identified challenges including the lack of agreed evaluation frameworks and difficulties in evaluation practice.

Conclusions: Co-production between stakeholders is needed to strengthen evaluation practice and support the development of the arts and health sector. Effective co-production can be undermined by structural and cultural barriers as well as unequal stakeholder relationships. The paper discusses recent initiatives designed to support best practice."
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2017Fancourt, D.Arts in health: Designing and researching interventions
Arts in health: Designing and researching interventions
https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198792079.001.0001/oso-9780198792079Oxford University PressOxford"Arts in Health: Designing and Researching Interventions provides a complete overview of how to go about undertaking research and practice in the field of arts in health. Part I explores the context for arts in health interventions, including the history of the use of arts in health and the theoretical and political developments that have laid the foundations for its flourishing. It also considers what ‘arts in health’ encompasses and the range of disciplines involved. Part II examines how to design an arts in health intervention, develop partnerships, and find funding, and considers the sensitivities around working in health care. Part III considers the value of research for the field of arts in health and how to design and undertake a research project. Finally, Part IV provides a fact file of arts in health research and practice, showing how the arts can be applied and the benefits they can bring across a range of medical disciplines. The title is aimed at researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals, and those interested in learning more about the field."
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2019Fullen, M.C.Defining wellness in older adulthood: Toward a comprehensive framework.J Counseling & Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.1223662-74971"Despite the counseling profession’s widespread interest in wellness, little research has been conducted on wellness in older adulthood. The author reviews the literature to identify current trends in research on wellness among older adults. Out of 273 articles, only 40 (14.63%) used a multidimensional, holistic framework. Further analysis revealed a lack of multidimensional models that were normed on older adults or tailored to their needs. The author concludes with an 8-dimensional wellness framework to guide future research."
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2010Galafassi, D., Kagan, S., Milkoreit, M., Heras, M., Bilodeau, C., Juarez Bourke, S., Merrie, A., Guerrero, L., Grossi, E., et al.The impact of culture on the individual subjective well-being of the Italian population: an exploratory studyApplied Research in Quality of Lifehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-010-9135-1387-41064"The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between cultural access and individual psychological well-being, in order to provide a possible estimation of the impact of cultural participation upon subjective perceptions of well being. Our exploratory research was based on a cross-sectional survey undertook on a medium-large sample (n = 1500) of Italian residents in fall 2008. We refer to the Psychological General Well-Being Index–PGWBI, a tool that has been validated through 30 years of research, as an index of measurement. Moreover, we have administered to the sample an additional questionnaire inquiring about access to 15 distinct culturally related activities. Data are processed by means of a specific methodology based on ANN and Called TWIST. TWIST has been developed by the Semeion Research Center, Rome. Our analysis suggests that culture has a relevant role as a determinant of individual psychological well-being, in that a selected subset of cultural variables turn out to perform among the best predictors of individual PGWB levels. Our results also allow some preliminary considerations about innovative, well-being focused public health policies leveraging upon the human and social developmental role of culture."
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2012Grossi, E., et al.The Interaction Between Culture, Health and Psychological Well-Being: Data Mining from the Italian Culture and Well-Being ProjectJournal of Happiness Studieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-011-9254-x13"The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of health status and cultural participation upon psychological well-being, with special attention to the interaction between patterns of cultural access and other factors known to affect psychological well-being. Data for this report were collected from a sample of 1,500 Italian citizens. A multi-step random sampling method was adopted to draw a large representative sample from the Italian population. Subjects underwent a standard questionnaire for psychological well-being [the Italian short form of the Psychological General Well Being Index (PGWBI)], and a questionnaire related to the frequency of participation to 15 different kinds of cultural activities during the previous year. The results show that, among the various potential factors considered, cultural access unexpectedly rankes as the second most important determinant of psychological well-being, immediately after the absence or presence of diseases, and outperforming factors such as job, age, income, civil status, education, place of living and other important factors. According to a semantic map generated by a powerful data mining algorithm, it turns out that different factors (among which cultural access and health status in particular) may be viewed as concurrent elements of a complex multi-causal scheme that seems to play a primary role in determining psychological distress or well-being. In particular, distress seems to be tightly connected with: living in the Southern part of Italy, average income level, living in semi-urban and urban areas, age group 46–60, presence of more than two concomitant diseases and a low level of cultural access. Well being, on the other hand, is tightly connected with: male gender, high cultural access, and absence of diseases. Some of these associations are confirmed by Principal Component Analysis."
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2013Hill Strategies ResearchThe Arts and Individual Well-Being in Canada.https://hillstrategies.com/resource/the-arts-and-individual-well-being-in-canada/Canada: Hill Strategies"The Arts and Individual Well-Being in Canada, the 39th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, examines whether connections exist between Canadians' cultural activities and their personal well-being."
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2019Hill Strategies ResearchThe arts in Canada: Setting the stage for wellbeinghttps://hillstrategies.com/resource/the-arts-in-canada-setting-the-stage-for-wellbeing/Canada: Hill Strategies"This presentation provides an overview of cultural participation indicators and their potential links to the wellbeing of Canadians."
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2013Leadbetter, C., & O’Connor, N.Healthy Attendance? The Impact of Cultural Engagement and Sports Participation on Health and Satisfaction with Life in Scotland.https://www.gov.scot/publications/healthy-attendance-impact-cultural-engagement-sports-participation-health-satisfaction-life-scotland/Scottish Government Social ResearchScotland"Data from the Scottish Household Survey 2011 has been used to statistically explore the relationship between taking part in cultural and sporting activities, attending cultural places and key quality of life measures in Scotland. This report presents the findings of the analysis of this relationship."
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2021Michelle GreenwellDance as a Wellbeing practice with the Choose Love Formula www.dancedebut.comDance Debut IncCanada"The Choose Love Formula includes gratitude, love, compassion in action, forgiveness and courage. These concepts are explored through wellness dance activities that bring awareness, energy flow and whole body movement sequences together. This program provides Social and Emotional Literacy with Physical embodiment and is available to anyone interested. This resource is designed to assist with health and wellbeing through movement and awareness experiences. It can be part of self-care for social injustice experiences, lack of connection through the pandemic, and mental health challenges on the rise with the pandemic experiences. www.dancedebut.com has been my place for sharing, although a full write up has not been created at the time of this writing. An initial blogpost has started with the premiere of the programs that have been built for this project"
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2020, April 3Parris, A.rtists are getting us through COVID-19. Never question their value againCBC Artshttps://www.cbc.ca/arts/artists-are-getting-us-through-covid-19-never-question-their-value-again-1.5519840CBC Arts"Most of the country is in lockdown, attempting to slow the spread of COVID-19. And it's led many of us to reflect not only on the current moment but also on what comes next. If there will be an "after" COVID-19, the world will be fundamentally changed. (Yes, I said "if.")

There's a question that I've noticed coming up a lot lately: what kind of new world do we want to build? Part of the answer lies in reflecting on what we don't want to continue. I suggest that in this new iteration, we stop devaluing artists' worth."
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2020Torres, L. E.Straddling Death and (Re)birth: A Disabled Latina’s Meditation on Collective Care and Mending in Pandemic TimesQualitative Inquiryhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1077800420960169895-904277"This critical autoethnography, informed by Critical Race Theory (CRT), intersectionality, and DisCrit, explores the lived experience of a disabled Latina mother-scholar during COVID-19. She uses meditation to think about macroscopic conceptions of independence and time, asking how COVID-19 has changed the way she relates to others and her scholarship. In the process of journaling and engaging in different evocative prompts, she has visceral responses to the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement, and the suffering of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The author realizes that contemplative methodologies should center collective care and mending to “let go” of White supremacy, ableism, and sexism."
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