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Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Measurably improving health and wellbeing through the arts

About the Lab

The Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), is a global initiative leveraging scientific evidence to drive the integration of the arts into mainstream healthcare. The Lab was co-founded by WHO Regional Office for Europe, NYU Steinhardt, Community Jameel and Culturunners.

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Latest Research Projects

Research Series

Jameel Arts & Health Lab - Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts

A landmark series focused on non-communicable diseases. Convened by the Lab, the series connects over 50 researchers and artists to present evidence on the value of the arts in clinical and public health.

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Music and Motherhood

A project exploring cultural considerations for arts and health interventions. In particular, using group singing for postpartum depression, which has been successful in the UK, in new contexts in Denmark, Italy, and Romania.

Research Project

Hospital Murals Evaluation (HoME)

The largest study of its kind, aiming to better understand the impact of murals in hospitals on patients, staff, and visitors, and to study murals across different cultural contexts in Nigeria, Slovenia, the UK, and the US.

Event

COP28 Healing Arts Week

COP28 Healing Arts Week shined a light on the impact the arts can have on both climate change and human health and wellbeing. A series of panels and events directly engaged senior policy-makers during the COP28 summit.

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Music & Motherhood Meeting

WHO Europe and the Lab co-organized this full-day meeting at UN City in Copenhagen, highlighting a multi-country case study using music and singing to support new mothers experiencing postnatal depression.

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Creative Brain Week 2024

By bringing together leading scientists, health practitioners, and researchers in lively discussion and debate, Creative Brain Week was designed to strengthen and propagate the significance of the arts on health and wellbeing.

Policy

Arts, Mental Health, and Forced Displacement

This WHO-Europe led policy brief outlines the existing evidence surrounding the arts and mental well-being for forcibly displaced people, providing case examples of arts interventions working at these intersections, and presents policy recommendations.

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Current Focus Areas

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Arts & Post-Conflict

Policy Brief: Arts & Forcibly Displaced People

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Arts & Noncommunicable Diseases

Project: Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts

Arts & Health Equity

Case Study: Yazidi Cultural Archive

Arts & Mental Health

Project: Music & Motherhood

Arts, Health & Climate

Event: COP28 Healing Arts Week

Arts & Health Ethics

Artist Project: Resource on Art Practice and Ethics of Care

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Arts & Hospitals

Project: Hospital Murals Evaluation (HoME)

Arts & Neuroscience

Event: Creative Brain Week

Healing Arts 2024

A global campaign of city and country-wide activations, exhibitions, dialogues, and live events. Healing Arts socializes arts and health research to drive public engagement for the vital role of the arts in health.

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May 8-14, 2024

National Arts in Health Week Nigeria

Nigeria, Lagos

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12 June 2024

Healing Arts Basel

Basel, Switzerland

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19-23 August 2024

Healing Arts Scotland

Scotland

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18-24 September 2024

UNGA Healing Arts Week

New York, USA

20 April / 7 October 2024

Healing Arts Atlanta

Atlanta, USA

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11-22 November 2024

COP29 Healing Arts Week

Baku, Azerjaiban

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Healing Arts Partners

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The Team

Meet the Lab’s dedicated team of global arts and health researchers at NYU, policy makers at WHO, and communications specialists at Culturunners.

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