MAKING ARTS INTEGRAL TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Join us in Long Beach for three days to celebrate and explore how the arts can become an integral part of health and wellbeing in our society.
We’ll have a day of pre-conferences Sept. 21, and the main conference will be Sept. 22-24, 2019.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
NOAH is pleased to invite presenters to submit a proposal for its fourth annual national conference, Making Arts Integral to Health and Wellbeing. Created for artists, arts administrators, healthcare professionals, designers, educators, students and anyone with an interest in arts in health, the NOAH conference is designed to provide opportunities for participants to exchange ideas, gain applicable knowledge, build connections and energize developments for the future of the field. NOAH’s mission is to “unite, advance, and serve the field of arts in health” in America while envisioning a future where “arts in health is an integral part of health and wellbeing”. NOAH endeavors to 1) demonstrate the valuable role of the arts in health and well-being, 2) integrate the arts in the planning, design, and operation of healthcare facilities, and 3) advocate for arts programming within healthcare populations.
This call is for presentations, posters, and interactive arts activities that showcase and advance the integration of the arts into health and healthcare. International submissions are welcome. NOAH recognizes that we have colleagues around the globe and strives to provide an expansive conference experience. With that in mind we seek submissions that highlight programs, research and practices from other countries in addition to the US.
The 2020 NOAH conference seeks presentations in the following focus areas:
Arts in Health Programming / Case Studies
How does a particular program or practice successfully demonstrate the integration of arts into a health setting? How were programs/practices developed? What were the challenges, resolutions, lessons learned? We seek presentations that discuss the how-to of programming: costs, funding structures, training, partnerships, processes, populations & accessibility.
Arts and Social Equity
Everyone deserves to live the healthiest life possible. How can the arts build a culture of health and wellbeing across race, class, gender, geography and culture? We’re looking for presentations that emphasize the role of the arts in creating equitable, inclusive and healthy communities.
The Value of Arts in Health
How do we communicate the value of integrating the arts into health and wellbeing to gain support from hospital administrations, educational institutions, patients, healthcare providers, foundations, and the general public? We’re looking for presentations that highlight the use of financials, surveys, outcomes, relationship building and advocacy to build sustainable buy-in and support across stakeholder groups.
PRESENTATION SUBJECT AREAS may include but are not limited to:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Arts in Health
Arts Programs that Enhance Patient Satisfaction Scores
Arts Programs that Enhance Healthcare Provider Wellbeing
Arts Programs in Medical Education
Arts Programs that Enhance Public Health
Arts with Aging, Military, and Marginalized Populations
Arts Assisting in Life Transitions
Studies Demonstrating Arts Impact on Health Outcomes
Research and Evaluation in Arts in Health
Replicable Funding Models
Building Partnerships and Relationships for Program Development