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Using art for health promotion: evaluating an in-school program through student perspectives
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posted on 2018-07-01, 00:00 authored by Fiona McKayFiona McKay, Hayley MckenzieHayley MckenzieThe value of incorporating arts-based approaches into health promotion programs has long been recognized as useful in affecting change. Such approaches have been used in many schools across Australia and have been found to promote general well-being and mental health. Despite these positive findings, few programs have used or evaluated an integrated arts-based approach to achieve health and well-being goals. This article presents the findings of an evaluation of an integrated arts-based program focused on creativity and improving well-being in students. The findings of this evaluation suggest that students who took part in the program were more interested in art and music at the end of the program and had gained an overall increase in awareness and mindfulness and a positivity toward leisure activities. This evaluation provides some evidence to suggest that this type of program is a promising way to promote well-being in schools.
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Health promotion practiceVolume
19Issue
4Pagination
522 - 530Publisher
SAGE PublicationsLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1524-8399Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2017, Society for Public Health EducationUsage metrics
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