Arts in healthy aging : exploring research, policy, and professional practice /
'Arts in Healthy Aging' examines public policies and professional practices that effectively use the arts to support health and well-being outcomes in older adults. It offers a comprehensive study of why and how purposefully-designed programs that engage the visual, performing, and literar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Arts in Healthy Aging' examines public policies and professional practices that effectively use the arts to support health and well-being outcomes in older adults. It offers a comprehensive study of why and how purposefully-designed programs that engage the visual, performing, and literary arts can support the health and well-being of older adults. Countries everywhere are under enormous pressure to provide healthy aging supports and services to their rapidly growing populations over the age of 60. The arts offer unique opportunities to be part of a system of solutions for supporting healthy lifespans throughout all stages of the aging process. For decades, the arts and culture sector in the United States has demonstrated success in supporting healthy longevity in older adults, yet the current creative aging field remains largely under-recognized, under-utilized, inadequately resourced, and incompletely structured. Arts in Healthy Aging is a comprehensive study of why and how purposefully designed programs that engage the visual, performing, and literary arts can support the health and well-being of older adults. This book argues that it is the right time for the American arts and aging movement to restructure itself as a national network and advocacy coalition across four domains: the arts, health, aging, and lifelong learning. Building on decades of published research, government documents, and program models, the book provides historical perspectives, new theoretical approaches, analytical models, resources for researchers and practitioners, and pathways forward for advancing the interdisciplinary arts in healthy aging field of scholarship and practice. Although focused on the United States, the discussion of policies and practices is relevant and applicable to other countries as appropriate to their specific contexts. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2024. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191939891 0191939897 |