VIDEO: Art and Wellbeing: the growing impact of arts on health

[ENCATC Arts and Health]

Alongside advances in medicine and care, there is an increasing evidence base that the arts can significantly improve health and wellbeing as well as preventing illness. In addition to benefits to individuals, the arts can also improve the environments in which care is provided and the wellbeing of staff and unpaid carers providing that care. What do experts have to say about the understanding on how engagement with the arts can increase wellbeing?  

 

Watch the video here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3393

 

This video was recorded on 23 February 2016 at the PSSRU LSE Literary Festival discussion.