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CHWA conference 2023 (c) Michael Aiden photography

Connecting creativity, culture and health

The South Yorkshire Creative Health Enabling Plan

South Yorkshire has launched a three-year Creative Health Enabling Plan that sets out how creative and cultural approaches will contribute to tackling health inequalities, reducing pressure on statutory services and supporting the shift toward prevention and community-based care.

Practitioner Support & Wellbeing resource

This new collection of resources brings together over 70 initiatives supporting creative health practitioners' health and wellbeing, from blogs and toolkits to training and videos.

Black History Month: Standing Firm in Power and Pride

The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance and London Arts and Health are excited to share commissioned blogs by six creative health practitioners exploring this year's Black History Month theme, 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride.'

Creative Health Quality Framework

The Creative Health Quality Framework is a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what “good” looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people’s health and wellbeing.

Working Together: CHWA & GEM

The Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance and GEM are collaborating for two years on the Working Together project to embed health and wellbeing work in museum and heritage settings.

The LENs

The LENs is a critical friend to CHWA, a network devoted to ensuring the voice of lived experience is central to policy and practice.

The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a national membership organisation representing everyone who believes that creativity and cultural engagement can transform our health and wellbeing. Join us here.