Creative practices for improving health and social inclusion. 5th International Health Humanities Conference

Abstract

Over the last five years the International Health Humanities Network has explored several themes related to Health Humanities, highlighting how the arts and humanities can enhance human health and wellbeing. To date, the network has generated an exciting interdisciplinary dialogue across diverse communities of arts and humanities academics and practitioners, clinicians, informal carers, service users, and the self-caring public. The interest in the impact of creative practices and humanities on health, psychological well-being and the enhancement of social inclusion is growing worldwide. Drawing upon contributions to the 5th International Health Humanities Conference in Seville, this book accounts for this impact exploring practices such as innovative care (professional, non-professional, and self-care), achieving health, and wellbeing through social connectedness.