Arts, Health and Seniors Project Healthy Aging through the Arts.

Arts, Health and Seniors ProjectHealthy Aging through the Arts

Arts in Healthcare: a SnapshotArts in Healthcare: a SnapshotArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Arts in HealthArts in Health

Hospital-based

Arts in the Environment

Health-professionalsCommunity-based

Participatory Arts

Art Therapy

Arts in Health Promotion

Community-engaged Arts

Art Therapy

Experiential Arts

Arts with Marginalized Groups

Arts in the Environment

Participatory Arts

Arts and Humanities in education of health

professionals

Health Impacts of Community ArtsHealth Impacts of Community ArtsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Baseline Year One

Results from “Creativity and Aging Study” Results from “Creativity and Aging Study” (Cohen, 2006)(Cohen, 2006)

Intervention Group Control Group

Self-rated health status Better than baseline Worse than baseline

Doctor visits per year 9.37 in past year 13.19 in past year

Number of falls Less falls than baseline More falls than baseline

Hip damage Lower than control Higher than intervention

Medication use Slower increase More than baseline

Vision problems Less than baseline No change

Depression (GDS) Lower than control Higher than intervention

Loneliness Lower than control Higher than intervention

Morale Higher than control Lower than intervention

Activity levels 2 more than baseline 2 less than baseline

Project GoalsProject GoalsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

For artists and seniors to work For artists and seniors to work together to explore new territory together to explore new territory and to create works with meaning and to create works with meaning and power for themselves and for and power for themselves and for the others in their communitiesthe others in their communities

To maintain and/or improve the To maintain and/or improve the health and well-being of the health and well-being of the seniors (all of whom face barriers seniors (all of whom face barriers of some kind) through their of some kind) through their participation in community-participation in community-engaged arts practicesengaged arts practices

To create a supportive To create a supportive environment for community environment for community engaged arts practices and engaged arts practices and increase their use within centres increase their use within centres for community programming and for community programming and healthcare environmentshealthcare environments

To demonstrate the positive To demonstrate the positive impact of participation in arts impact of participation in arts based activities on the health and based activities on the health and well-being of seniors in well-being of seniors in Vancouver and the North ShoreVancouver and the North Shore

Project ActivitiesProject ActivitiesArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Community-engaged art Community-engaged art workshops (September workshops (September to May)to May)

Theme-based workshops Theme-based workshops (November and June)(November and June)

Arts ExperiencesArts Experiences

Annual Performances and Annual Performances and Exhibitions (April and Exhibitions (April and May)May)

Research and EvaluationResearch and Evaluation

Seniors GroupsSeniors GroupsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Renfrew

Silver HarbourStrathcona

Britannia

Process EvaluationProcess EvaluationArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Document the Document the implementation of the implementation of the projectproject

Provide ongoing monitoring Provide ongoing monitoring of the implementation of the implementation processprocess

Facilitate knowledge-Facilitate knowledge-sharing strategies within sharing strategies within the group and with other the group and with other groupsgroups

Outcome EvaluationOutcome EvaluationArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Generate evidence of the health and Generate evidence of the health and well-being impact of involvement in well-being impact of involvement in the arts (AHS Research Strategy)the arts (AHS Research Strategy)

Assess other OMF Outcomes of the Assess other OMF Outcomes of the Project including:Project including:

1.1. Increase ability of participant artists and Increase ability of participant artists and seniors workers for engaging in community-seniors workers for engaging in community-arts programming with seniorsarts programming with seniors

2.2. Increase artistic skills among participant Increase artistic skills among participant seniorsseniors

3.3. Exhibitions and performances engaging the Exhibitions and performances engaging the general public and demonstrating role of general public and demonstrating role of seniors as active members of communityseniors as active members of community

4.4. Community learning opportunities (theme-Community learning opportunities (theme-based workshops)based workshops)

Health and well-being researchHealth and well-being researchAHS Outcome EvaluationAHS Outcome Evaluation

Mixed methods approach Mixed methods approach

Combination of quantitative and qualitative Combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data from artists, approaches to collect data from artists, senior workers and participating seniors: senior workers and participating seniors: participant observation, individual and group participant observation, individual and group interviews, measurement scales, and interviews, measurement scales, and questionnaires and surveysquestionnaires and surveys

This longitudinal study will collect baseline, This longitudinal study will collect baseline, mid-study and post-intervention health data mid-study and post-intervention health data from Jan. 2007- Jan. 08 from Jan. 2007- Jan. 08

Convenience samplingConvenience sampling

Outputs: evaluation, report and data for Outputs: evaluation, report and data for further researchfurther research

How does involvement in community How does involvement in community engaged arts affect the health and well engaged arts affect the health and well being of senior participants: physical health, being of senior participants: physical health, mental health, social function and health mental health, social function and health services use.services use.

Participatory Action ResearchParticipatory Action ResearchArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Participatory Evaluation Participatory Evaluation of the project of the project

Peer documentation – Peer documentation – stories of seniors by stories of seniors by seniorsseniors

Online journalism, video Online journalism, video documentation, documentation, photography and radiophotography and radio

Community of PracticeCommunity of PracticeArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Encourage reflective practice Encourage reflective practice and knowledge-sharing and knowledge-sharing among participant artists among participant artists and seniors workersand seniors workers

Face-to-face meetings & Face-to-face meetings & online forumonline forum

Mentoring opportunities for Mentoring opportunities for practitioners outside the practitioners outside the programprogram

Forum started on September Forum started on September 2006; first meeting October 2006; first meeting October 2424thth 2006 2006

Partners and FundersPartners and FundersArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project

Partners and FundersPartners and FundersArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project