Art during tough times: reflections from an art-based health promotion initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glob Health Promot
; 28(2): 78-82, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1153909
ABSTRACT
With the current COVID-19 pandemic impacting communities across the globe, diverse health promotion strategies are required to address the wide-ranging challenges we face. Art is a highly engaging tool that promotes positive well-being and increases community engagement and participation. The 'Create Hope Mural' campaign emerged as an arts-based health promotion response to inspire dialogue on why hope is so important for Canadians during these challenging times. This initiative is a partnership between a health promotion network based in Vancouver and an 'open air' art museum based in Toronto. Families were invited to submit artwork online that represents the concept of hope. This paper discusses the reflections of organizers of this arts-based health promotion initiative during the early months of the pandemic in Canada. Our findings reveal the importance of decolonizing practices, centring the voices of those impacted by crisis, while being attentive to the social and political context. These learnings can be adopted by prospective health promoters attempting to use arts-based methods to address social and health inequities.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Art
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Glob Health Promot
Journal subject:
Education
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Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1757975921998638
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