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

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