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The Creative turn in evidence for public health : community and arts-based methodologies. / Saltus, Roiyah; Byrne, Ellie; Elliott, Eva; Angharad, Jen.
In: Journal of Public Health , Vol. 40, No. Supplement 1, 4925600, 09.03.2018, p. i24-i30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Creative turn in evidence for public health
T2 - community and arts-based methodologies
AU - Saltus, Roiyah
AU - Byrne, Ellie
AU - Elliott, Eva
AU - Angharad, Jen
PY - 2018/3/9
Y1 - 2018/3/9
N2 - BackgroundWe propose that arts based methodologies can be of value in the production and exchange of evidence in supporting public health related policy. This paper reports on a collaborative piece of work resulting from two projects which took place in a former coal mining town in South Wales.MethodsWe used a participatory framework whereby researchers, community members and artists co-produced ‘evidence’ through the creative arts to inform public policy. We collected a range of data using a number of different techniques. including interviews, focus groups and observation, but also included an extensive range of creative activities.ResultsThe data provided a diverse range of perspectives on how people of different ages live their lives. The People’s Platform was a performance-based debate which was the culmination of the collaboration. The show involved a series of short performances with time for facilitated discussion in-between. It was felt that the show facilitated knowledge exchange on health and wellbeing issues that are usually difficult to express and understand through traditional forms of evidence.ConclusionWhilst arts-based approaches are not free from risk, they offer an alternative form of knowledge as a necessary complement to the range of data available to policy makers.
AB - BackgroundWe propose that arts based methodologies can be of value in the production and exchange of evidence in supporting public health related policy. This paper reports on a collaborative piece of work resulting from two projects which took place in a former coal mining town in South Wales.MethodsWe used a participatory framework whereby researchers, community members and artists co-produced ‘evidence’ through the creative arts to inform public policy. We collected a range of data using a number of different techniques. including interviews, focus groups and observation, but also included an extensive range of creative activities.ResultsThe data provided a diverse range of perspectives on how people of different ages live their lives. The People’s Platform was a performance-based debate which was the culmination of the collaboration. The show involved a series of short performances with time for facilitated discussion in-between. It was felt that the show facilitated knowledge exchange on health and wellbeing issues that are usually difficult to express and understand through traditional forms of evidence.ConclusionWhilst arts-based approaches are not free from risk, they offer an alternative form of knowledge as a necessary complement to the range of data available to policy makers.
KW - methods
KW - public health
KW - Communities
KW - Wales
U2 - 10.1093/pubmed/fdx151
DO - 10.1093/pubmed/fdx151
M3 - Article
C2 - 29538726
VL - 40
SP - i24-i30
JO - Journal of Public Health
JF - Journal of Public Health
SN - 1741-3842
IS - Supplement 1
M1 - 4925600
ER -
ID: 1281618