Advice, information and publications for arts and health practitioners

New research report  into public  libraries' contribution to  health and wellbeing

 A new research report  into public  libraries' contribution to  health and wellbeing, carried out by The Reading Agency  and Dept of Information and Science at Loughborough University , was published on 21st May 2010
Titled: Public library activity in the areas of health and well-being, the authors are Debbie Hicks, Claire Creaser, Helen Greenwood,Valérie Spezi, Sonya White and Neil Frude

Guidance and Signposting for creative workers working in health contexts

Derbyshire Arts Partnership has produced an information sheet for artists and arts and health workers to provide information about training and professional development opportunities relating to the arts and health.  Download it here (opens word document)

Confident Communities, Brighter Futures: A Framework for Developing Well-being

The final framework for mental wellbeing has been released by Derbyshire County PCT.
A number of arts relevant areas are covered in this report.  View the full report here:
http://newhorizons.dh.gov.uk/Resources/reports/
confident-communities-report/index.aspx
In addition, hard copies are available to order as follows:
by phone on 0300 123 1002 or on-line at www.orderline.dh.gov.uk quoting product code "301956/Confident Communities, Brighter Futures: A Framework for Developing Well-being"

Ageing Artfully

The Baring Foundation have released their Ageing Artfully report, which was written primarily to inform the Baring Foundation in preparation for the launch of
its new programme for arts organisations working with older people in the UK.
It concentrates on activity that could be funded under that programme and it is now being disseminated more widely both as a background document to potential applicants but also because no mapping study of this area, seeking to cover the UK, has been published before.
View the full report here (PDF document)

Fully Engaged and Culturally Connected- report on arts and health in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Primary Care Trust and Derbyshire Community Health Services have commissioned a paper
that explores the potential of culture and the arts across healthcare services in the County.

You can download the report here