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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, artist-led advocacy, and a global Healing Arts campaign to drive the integration of the arts in clinical and public health. The Lab was co-founded by WHO Regional Office for Europe, NYU Steinhardt, Community Jameel and Culturunners.

Latest Research Projects

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    Research Project

    Arts, Health, and Climate

    This project seeks to articulate how engaging in the arts can mitigate the health impacts of climate change, communicate about these impacts, and promote adaptive capacity through adaptive behaviours or interventions that address the health risks posed by climate change.

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    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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    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.

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    Healing Arts Scotland Impact Report Event

    Scottish Ballet and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the “Healing Arts Scotland” impact report at the Scottish Parliament.

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    21 January 2025

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    NYU London: Groundbreaking UK Arts & Health Report

    NYU Steinhardt and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab hosted a series of events celebrating this report, which had been commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DMCS) and published by Frontier Economics.

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    15 January 2025

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    UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024

    Held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024 is a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and wellbeing through the arts.

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    18 – 25 September 2024

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    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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    US Caucus Report

    The report presents key learnings from the Arts and Health Caucus held in advance of Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities, co-hosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Current Focus Areas

Healing Arts 2024 Events Recap

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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    Healing Arts Atlanta

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    7 – 10 October 2024

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    UNGA Healing Arts Week

    New York, USA

    18 – 25 September 2024

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    Healing Arts Scotland

    Scotland

    19 – 23 August 2024

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    Healing Arts Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    12 June 2024

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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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