Health and the Arts

The National Youth Health Programme (NYHP) and the National Youth Arts Programme (NYAP) of the National Youth Council of Ireland have come together to explore the topic of promoting health through the arts. It is envisaged that this partnership will explore the methods by which health can be promoted through the arts, in order to produce a guide to best practice that can be used by youth workers. This resource will aim to document a range of possible approaches from very simple, beginner level art projects to more complex and ambitious ongoing programmes.

The first year of this joint initiative will involve researching the evidence base for promoting health through the arts and examining the media through which health promotion can be carried out, e.g. drama, music, dance, painting, photography, video etc. We are interested in identifying examples of good practice in using the arts to explore a health issue – this could include current or previous activities of youth organisations, ranging from pottery/painting, to drama or even decorating a building! Examples may look at health promotion in a range of ways; addressing a particular issue or topic through an art form, creating a healthier environment for young people to be in, using artistic activities to improve physical, mental and emotional health, etc.

If your organisation has found a successful approach that you think other organisations would find useful in working with young people, please contact Nadine Crotty at NYCI with the details. I can also provide you with further information on this initiative, if you are not sure whether your activities fit with this research project.

Nadine Crotty

Health Promotion Project Officer

Tel: 01-4784122 or email: nadine.crotty@nyci.ie

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