Growing Art for Good: An Exploration into Creative Health within Wakefield

Lydia Czolacz, Guy McKelvey, Paddy McEntaggart, Bridget Gill, Diane Saxon, Emma Spencer

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Abstract

Creative health involves creative approaches and activities that promote positive
health and wellbeing such as making, visual arts, crafting, performing, or simply
being in nature, and green and blue spaces to promote good health and manage
long-term conditions. According to the National Centre for Creative Health (n.d)
health is considered in a holistic sense, ‘a state of complete physical, mental and
social wellbeing’ thus enhancing overall quality of life and a sense of meaning and
purpose. This research highlights Wakefield as a primary location where 70% of
the district is designated as a green space (Wakefield Council, n.d) and creative
health is adopted through various communities to promote positive physical,
mental and social wellbeing
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCultures of Creative Health
EditorsRowan Bailey
PublisherUniversity of Huddersfield Press
Pages142-147
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781862182394
ISBN (Print)9781862182387
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jan 2025

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