UK Timeline 2010
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Fair Society Healthy Lives: the Marmot Review
This report is an independent review examining the most pressing and widespread health inequalities in England at the time of publication (2010) and proposing the most effective evidence-based policy strategies for reducing them. Policy actions developed in the report are based on the following six objectives:
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Restoring the Balance: the effects of arts participation on wellbeing and health
<...A report by Voluntary Arts England on the effect of arts participation on wellbeing and health is a collection of interviews conducted in 2009 with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Visual art in hospitals: case studies and review of the evidence
A Department of Health review evaluating the visual art of three of Scotland’s newest hospitals to support the contribution of the arts identified by Department of Health Working Group on Arts and Health report in 2006.
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Creative ageing: A practical exploration of the arts in the healthcare of older people
A research study of a specifically designed programme of arts participation for older people diagnosed with dementia living within a supported residential setting.
An interim evaluation of the ‘Arts For Well-being’ social prescribing scheme in County Durham
A formative evaluation of a social prescribing programme in County Durham, Arts for Wellbeing, undertaken by the Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH) at Durham University.
Public library activity in the areas of health and well-being
A study examining the evidence of the wide range and diversity of health and well-being activity in public libraries.
Understanding the drivers, impact and value of engagement in culture and sport: An over-arching summary of the research
A three-year DCMS led programme of research on evidence for engagement in culture and sport – the drivers, impacts and value.
‘This is Living’. Good Times: Art for older people at Dulwich Picture Gallery
A report on a long-term Dulwich Picture Gallery project with older people identifying positive outcomes including improvements to social isolation.
Singing for older peoples’ health and well-being
A Toolkit for Care Staff – a training resource that supports staff and carers in organising and leading music sessions for elderly clients, bringing singing into care settings for older people,
Dancing for older peoples’ health and well-being toolkit
A Toolkit for care staff – bringing dance into care settings for older people, including ideas, advice and inspiration to begin a dance session in ones own care setting.
Dancing towards well-being in the third age: Literature review on the impact of dance on health and well-being among older people
A review of literature on dance and its impact physiologically and psychologically among elderly populations.
Evaluation of ‘Time Being 2’: A participatory arts programme for patients with depression (and low levels of personal social capital)
An evaluation of an “arts on prescription‟ programme to complement the existing treatment and care services for mild-moderate depression.
Extending Horizons Down Under. Movement to music and the wellbeing of older people in Australia
A report documenting a Travelling Fellowship project, funded by The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, examines how movement to music contributes to the wellbeing of older people in Australia, particularly those from different cultures in the community.
Creative Society: Arts and Community Cohesion Case Studies
Nine case studies that exemplify good practice in community-based arts and health work.
The Rhythm of Life Resource Pack
This Resource Pack celebrates music and the benefits of its use in working with older people. The idea of the pack is to bring together findings from the Rhythm of Life project run by Live Music Now and provide a resource for activity ...