New international laboratory aims to study and promote health benefits of arts activities for individuals and communities
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab is a collaboration between the World Health Organisation, New York University’s Steinhardt School, the roving art non-profit Culturerunners and Community Jameel
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has teamed up with New York University’s Steinhardt School, the nomadic art non-profit Culturerunners and the Saudi-founded philanthropic foundation Community Jameel to launch the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, which aims to research how the arts can improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
“The lab seeks to inform policy and scale up effective arts-in-health interventions around the world to improve the health and well-being of millions of people, particularly among overlooked and underserved communities,” says George Richards, the director of Community Jameel. “We hope the lab will continue to advance the role of the arts in health, including in some of the most difficult contexts, like post-conflict recovery.”
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