The Arts and Public Health: Changing the Conversation on Health

This argument rests on how we define public health. Fundamentally public health is a collective act, aimed at assuring that populations are as healthy as possible (Institute of Medicine, 1998). This then requires a reckoning with what it is that makes populations healthy to begin with. The health of...

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Vydáno v:Health promotion practice Ročník 22; číslo 1_suppl; s. 8S - 11S
Hlavní autor: Galea, Sandro
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Témata:
Arts
Behavior
Creativity
Genetics
Health behavior
Health promotion
Health services
Language
Medicine
Neighborhoods
Public health
arts in public health
arts
creative arts
public health
ISSN:1524-8399, 1552-6372
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Shrnutí:This argument rests on how we define public health. Fundamentally public health is a collective act, aimed at assuring that populations are as healthy as possible (Institute of Medicine, 1998). This then requires a reckoning with what it is that makes populations healthy to begin with. The health of populations is a product of multiple levels of influence. Political decisions begat policies that ultimately affect health. Our health is influenced by the conditions of the cities in which we live and by the state of our neighborhoods and the places where we live, work, and play. While our behaviors, whether we exercise, eat healthy foods, or refrain from risky behaviors, clearly have a role in shaping our health, many of these behaviors are constrained and are shaped by these same environments. We are more likely to exercise if we are living in a safe neighborhood where we can walk without fear of personal harm. Therefore, the health of populations is a product as much of the world around us, the conditions that characterize where we live and how we live, than it is about personal characteristics or, certainly, genetic predispositions.
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ISSN:1524-8399
1552-6372
DOI:10.1177/1524839921996341