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Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 2, 265-276 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307086706
© 2008 SAGE Publications

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The Question of Evidence Linking Community-based Arts and Health Promotion

Christine Putland

Flinders University, Australia, christine.putland{at}flinders.edu.au

Reflecting a wider preoccupation with `evidence-based-policy', the effectiveness of community-based arts practice designed to promote individual and community level health and well-being is in the spotlight. Evidence is said to remain elusive despite the proliferation of initiatives and government investment. Responses to this issue can broadly be characterized as health perspectives (calling for more scientific approaches to evaluation research that go beyond anecdote and opinion) and arts perspectives (concerned about reductive measures and narrowly prescribed social outcomes). This article seeks to advance an intersectoral dialogue by highlighting the tensions within present approaches and canvassing alternative frameworks.

Key Words: Australia • community arts • evidence • health promotion • multidisciplinary approaches


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