Press
![Dr Tedros quote landscape](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/People/Dr.-Tedros-quote-landscape.png?w=320&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020019&s=eb6a5cf3a60ecb231f4e3ac386fbac9d)
world health organisation
Ground-breaking research series on health benefits of the arts
![Artist Hannah Brown working on Atrium at the Hellingly Centre Mental Health Unit Photographer Damian Griffiths Courtesy of Hospital Rooms](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Artist-Hannah-Brown-working-on-Atrium-at-the-Hellingly-Centre-Mental-Health-Unit.-Photographer-Damian-Griffiths.-Courtesy-of-Hospital-Rooms.jpg?w=320&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019819&s=d9c73d45ef90c8f34dc9b337596c7861)
The Art Newspaper
Could the arts be good for your health?
![Image Credit: Degrees of Separation, 2019 © Almigdad Aldikhaiiry A painting by Almigdad Aldikhaiiry called Degrees of Seperation, 2019. The painting depicts a combination of the climate and health crisis.](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Degrees_of_Seperation-1024x679.webp?w=320&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019884&s=3e62b4d37d5c61f4c21ef16ddb814c6e)
Climate Change Action
Arts, Health, and Climate Roundtable
national endowment for the arts
Diary: A Week of Arts & Health Programming
On the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, the Lab held four public and private events that advocated for improved physical, mental, and social health through the arts. These were an art tour at NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem Branch to see powerful murals in action; a high-level arts, health, and climate roundtable at the Lincoln Centre; a WHO75 Wellbeing Concert at Carnegie Hall led by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato; a Healing Arts Reception attended by Sir Jeremy Farrar (Chief Scientist, WHO), among others; and the announcement of the Lab’s Lancet global research series.
18 September 2023 | Art Tour at NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem Branch
![Nisha Sajnani, Lab CoDirector at NYC Health Murals Nisha Sajnani, Lab CoDirector at NYC Health Murals](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Screenshot-2024-01-13-at-13.25.57.png?w=800&h=528&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1720020087&s=7e508afcdf5adeda67b4e7cc5395bdb2)
UNGA Healing Arts Week started with a tour of murals at Harlem Hospital with Larissa Trinder (Assistant Vice President, NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine) and colleagues from the NYC health system), who gave the Lab valuable insight into the impact of the visual arts in hospitals. This complemented the Lab’s research as a functioning example of the critical role of the arts in health outcomes.
19 September 2023 | Arts, Health, and Climate Roundtable
Lincoln Centre
![Arts, Health and Climate Roundtable @ Lincoln Center Arts, Health and Climate Roundtable @ Lincoln Center](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Screenshot-2024-01-13-at-13.27.16.png?w=800&h=526&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1720020088&s=d33957f19cc9c25ac70a2a45fb919615)
The Arts, Health, and Climate Roundtable and networking lunch at the Lincoln Center explored artistic interpretations towards the climate crisis and was the first arts, health, and climate listening session in the run-up to COP28.
20 September 2023 | WHO75 Wellbeing Concert
Carnegie Hall
![CH11413429 CH11413429](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413429_2024-01-23-141225_mvai.jpg?w=800&h=533&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1720019831&s=edbb8dfc9c7a6e659d5e40710c80e75c)
The WHO75 Wellbeing Concert at Carnegie Hall featured multi-Grammy award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who was accompanied by Metropolitan Opera pianist Howard Watkins. The closed event was hosted by Matthew Steinfeld (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine). The venue was designed especially for local and visiting policy-makers.
20 September 2023 | Healing Arts Reception
Weill Terrace, Carnegie Hall
![Healing Arts Reception Carnegie Hall Healing Arts Reception Carnegie Hall](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413393.jpg?w=800&h=533&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1720019830&s=0b192865484a89039913743efd582bcb)
The Lab, WHO, and the Lancet announced a ground-breaking research series on the health benefits of the arts at a special WHO75 reception at Carnegie Hall. Sir Jeremy Farrar (Chief Scientist, WHO) remarked, "For too long we have seen science and the arts as separate endeavours, but these silos were not always so. Through much of human history, the creative interface of different disciplines has been a catalyst for both innovation and healing. So I am delighted that this Jameel Arts & Health Lab – Lancet global series will show the scientific basis of the arts’ role in health with rigor, and help position artists and scientists as necessary partners towards health and wellbeing for all." During the reception, Sir Jeremy also led an impromptu sing along with the Global Scrub Choir on the Carnegie Hall Roof Terrace.
21 September 2023 | NYU Steinhardt Kickoff Meeting: Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts
NYU Steindhart
![Sir Jeremy Farrar, WHO Chief Scientist speaking at the United Nations General Assembly Healing Arts Week 2023 Sir Jeremy Farrar, WHO Chief Scientist speaking at the United Nations General Assembly Healing Arts Week 2023](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413513.jpg?w=800&h=533&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1720019831&s=68d070475abe35be578bba18434cf874)
This hybrid online–in-person meeting of researchers, artists, and Lancet editors at NYU Steinhardt marked the official start of the JAHL x Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts. The meeting kicked off at the Lab.
Gallery
Gallery Slideshow
Participants
![CH11413440 croppedcolourised](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413440_croppedcolourised.jpg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019831&s=d825ecf9a2d090b1f6f316546bc5c93c 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413440_croppedcolourised.jpg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019831&s=6c546b21bc75aa8ae766b212184f7f50 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413440_croppedcolourised.jpg?w=960&h=960&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019831&s=cf4f3251666cca2026bb300d6c438d30 960w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413440_croppedcolourised.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019831&s=83cd2c9b9309cccc67f16b435ed3072f 1280w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/CH11413440_croppedcolourised.jpg?w=1600&h=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019831&s=276317c65774680e235bfb59c113a9a1 1600w)
Nisha Sajnani, PhD
Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab
![M C7355](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/M_C7355_2024-02-26-114915_ingo.jpg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5499&fp-y=0.2931&dm=1720019963&s=ecdab6d5ee2d08601b6a312c4953b9b2 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/M_C7355_2024-02-26-114915_ingo.jpg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5499&fp-y=0.2931&dm=1720019963&s=d2a0ae4b5ecc45f5b9c6c762f9713c06 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/M_C7355_2024-02-26-114915_ingo.jpg?w=750&h=750&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5499&fp-y=0.2931&dm=1720019963&s=3f32710b7a3eb5f12fe01697dbc93100 750w)
Stephen Stapleton
Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab
![Image0](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/image0.jpeg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020137&s=59a95cbb248b30b28dd69c97788f2e95 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/image0.jpeg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020137&s=2516ccc031ba184fad1d847bfa4c86a9 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/image0.jpeg?w=960&h=960&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020137&s=52cfc1fc8a114da8e3420594f07011f0 960w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/image0.jpeg?w=1280&h=1280&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020137&s=bd7f8b0c725fda25a5faa348a196bb92 1280w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/image0.jpeg?w=1600&h=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020137&s=8b0bb358cb9f7f407b355458beff0084 1600w)
Christopher Bailey
Founding Co-director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab
![Mashael Alshalan](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Mashael-Alshalan_2024-01-13-135038_agtj.jpeg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019971&s=adccafcab5b855b3d86c9bf7b6e77f4b 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Mashael-Alshalan_2024-01-13-135038_agtj.jpeg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019971&s=203b13ab6010c584578a3a92b30179d3 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Mashael-Alshalan_2024-01-13-135038_agtj.jpeg?w=800&h=800&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019971&s=1304fafd9265266a51b46e0943030458 800w)
Princess Mashael bin Saud AlShalan
Co-Founder Aeon Collective
![90](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/90.png?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019804&s=5bfff48e13429f240c9427310cbe2a6d 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/90.png?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019804&s=e9e809f5d379f85938a4914b162f0024 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/90.png?w=880&h=880&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019804&s=4d87be32921abf36c3485367642fc424 880w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/90.png?w=880&h=880&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720019804&s=4d87be32921abf36c3485367642fc424 879w)
Joyce Didonato
Multi-award winning Grammy Mezzo Soprano
![Watkins Edit](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Watkins-_Edit.jpg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=29ea8781a08e230a9f80beae49799c85 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Watkins-_Edit.jpg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=3eff8e7a2191367ad026f2f6e85397fe 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Watkins-_Edit.jpg?w=771&h=771&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=50246d10d715f608c4207c7b6d0a6025 771w)
Howard Watkins
Metropolitan Opera Pianist
![Wellcome Images Jeremy Farrar Directors Update 1200x1200](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/WellcomeImages_JeremyFarrar_DirectorsUpdate_1200x1200.jpg?w=360&h=360&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=d15fdaa4da5c225ac8f771d9805918fc 360w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/WellcomeImages_JeremyFarrar_DirectorsUpdate_1200x1200.jpg?w=480&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=4659a1b7abc618d6fed885e73831a9b2 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/WellcomeImages_JeremyFarrar_DirectorsUpdate_1200x1200.jpg?w=960&h=960&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=097b4f481dcc2bcf217897a139142db1 960w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/WellcomeImages_JeremyFarrar_DirectorsUpdate_1200x1200.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020112&s=b02e0b5e04151063d97684b2f3c9deb3 1200w)
Sir Jeremy Farrar
Chief Scientist, WHO
Related Research Series
![Lancet global series thumb](https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Research/lancet-global-serices/lancet-global-series-thumb.jpg?w=480&h=320&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020075&s=851f54e587b4e7ff01552ec0ce09bc87 480w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Research/lancet-global-serices/lancet-global-series-thumb.jpg?w=720&h=480&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020075&s=430171f2452dec07f8ffcf5dde095298 720w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Research/lancet-global-serices/lancet-global-series-thumb.jpg?w=960&h=640&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020075&s=79cdc0b08be8076582462e15719f53e4 960w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Research/lancet-global-serices/lancet-global-series-thumb.jpg?w=1280&h=853&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020075&s=33c415d5e1ede8c4c75bea28e9943d32 1280w, https://crooked-antechinus.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Research/lancet-global-serices/lancet-global-series-thumb.jpg?w=1386&h=924.28875&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1720020075&s=bda0a563ad26641ce7ce6992dd166837 1386w)
Research Project
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.
Lead Researchers
Nisha Sajnani, Nils Fietje
Status
In-progress
Lead institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Type
Global series