About the Alliance

The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance CIC (CHWA) is a national, free-to-join membership organisation supporting everyone who believes that culture and creativity can transform our health and wellbeing.

Vision, Mission & Values

Our vision

A healthy world powered by our creativity and imagination

Our mission

We want to build a common understanding that creativity and culture are integral to health and wellbeing. This is an approach that engages with prevention and health-creation not just treatment and disease; is asset-based and holistic; and is communal, collective and co-produced.

We want to lead by building national, regional and local collaboration to strengthen the collective power of our members.

We are

Collaborative
Generous
Representative
Committed to positive social change

How we work

We advocate

Joining the dots between culture, creativity, health and wellbeing
Influencing funders, commissioners and policymakers
Empowering changemakers
Developing the relationship between practice and research

We support local networks

We work with volunteer regional champions around the country to
Support peer networks
Build relationships between culture and health

We provide resources

Information
Training
Peer support

Strategic Priorities

Partnership
- Cross-sector working between creativity / culture, statutory services and community organisations
- Developing links between practice, research and education
- Building regional networks
Equity
- Championing work that addresses health and cultural inequalities
- Addressing inequalities in the culture, health and wellbeing workforce
- Supporting coproduction and leadership by lived experience
- Developing our understanding of how culture impacts social determinants of health through research and practice
Sustainability
- Helping practitioners thrive
  - Bespoke support
  - Peer networks
  - Advocating for practitioner support
- Joining the dots between creativity, health and climate justice