Growing Art for Good:An Exploration into Creative Health within Wakefield

Creative health involves creative approaches and activities that promote positive<br/>health and wellbeing such as making, visual arts, crafting, performing, or simply<br/>being in nature, and green and blue spaces to promote good health and manage<br/>long-term conditions. According to the National Centre for Creative Health (n.d)<br/>health is considered in a holistic sense, ‘a state of complete physical, mental and<br/>social wellbeing’ thus enhancing overall quality of life and a sense of meaning and<br/>purpose. This research highlights Wakefield as a primary location where 70% of<br/>the district is designated as a green space (Wakefield Council, n.d) and creative<br/>health is adopted through various communities to promote positive physical,<br/>mental and social wellbeing