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Arts based approaches to health promotion - Coggle Diagram
Arts based approaches to health promotion
In order for arts based approaches to be effective their are key requirements the research/health promotion team must address...
a. Employ a reflexive practice
i. Understand own social location
ii. Process to keep track of dialogue and reflections
iii. Method to trace decision making over time
b. Centre experiences/voices of those impacted while being responsive to current events
Community members are the experts!!!
c. Have adaptable interventions
d. Utilize decolonizing approaches
i. Question colonial histories and western ways of knowing/doing
ii. Work with communities
iii. Recognize colonial histories underpinning social conditions
e. Expanding social support
i. Creating common reference points in culture
ii. Break down barriers
iii. Creating a collective vision
Arts based approaches have been used in research and activism historically.
a. Often times art in different mediums will be repurposed, for example in South Africa struggle songs repurposed to advocate for HIV medicines
Some examples of arts based approaches...
a. Create Hope Campaign - importance of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic
b. TAG in South Africa - to understand youth experiences in research process
c. Different mediums used
i. Song
ii. Theatre
iii. Graffiti
iv. Movies/television --> educational entertainment
v. Social media
vi. Photovoice
vii. Videovoice
viii. Dance
d. Often used in urban settings as the physical environment provides an opportunity for shared experiences
Arts based approaches are a vehicle for community organizing and social change.
a. Arts based approaches are often used with youth.
i. Affected by adversity
ii. Understand their experiences and perspectives
iii. Capitalize on their strengths - attention to detail, visual communication, local knowledge, etc.
iv. Opportunity for free expression
v. Convey lived experiences
vi. No wrong answers
b. "The power for arts based approaches for community building lies in its ability to communicate messages, elicit emotional responses, process of creation"
In the community, the arts can promote organizing for health in multiple ways...
a. Get people involved
b. To find out about community
c. Increase awareness and relay health education messages
d. To bring attention to an issue
e. To promote community building
f. To promote healing from intergenerational and collective trauma
g. To promote a culture of health
h. To empower