Why public health needs creative and arts-based futures thinking
Global crises like climate change, unregulated technologies, inequality, and mental health struggles are creating fear and uncertainty. This article shows how creative foresight - using arts, imagination, and participation - can help communities, particularly those previously left out, envision fairer futures, build hope, strengthen trust, and take collective action for public health.
Authors
- Srividya N. Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-9086)
- G Dimitropoulos
- E Guichenal
- C Velez
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Perspectives in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261430638
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research