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February 2010, Vol 100, No. 2 | American Journal of Public Health 254-263
© 2010 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.156497

FRAMING HEALTH MATTERS

The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health: A Review of Current Literature

Heather L. Stuckey, DEd and Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH

Heather L. Stuckey is with the Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey. Jeremy Nobel is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent to Heather L. Stuckey, DEd, Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, C6860 (H034), 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033 (e-mail: hls119{at}psu.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

This review explores the relationship between engagement with the creative arts and health outcomes, specifically the health effects of music engagement, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression, and expressive writing. Although there is evidence that art-based interventions are effective in reducing adverse physiological and psychological outcomes, the extent to which these interventions enhance health status is largely unknown. Our hope is to establish a foundation for continued investigation into this subject and to generate further interest in researching the complexities of engagement with the arts and health.






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