Perspectives in Public Health最新文献

{"title":"Why public health needs creative and arts-based futures thinking.","authors":"C Velez, E Guichenal, G Dimitropoulos, S N Iyer","doi":"10.1177/17579139261430638","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261430638","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global crises like climate change, unregulated technologies, inequality, and mental health struggles are creating fear and uncertainty. This article shows how creative foresight - using arts, imagination, and participation - can help communities, particularly those previously left out, envision fairer futures, build hope, strengthen trust, and take collective action for public health.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"177-179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Creative Health Associates and the Two Loops model of systems change: key insights for the field.","authors":"J Hearst, J Howard, G Buckland, B Crosland","doi":"10.1177/17579139261436767","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261436767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article, the authors show how important it is to have people in bridging roles who can connect different sectors and explain the value of creativity in terms that matter to health leaders. By supporting pioneers, sharing evidence, and building new partnerships, Creative Health Associates have laid the foundations for creative health to become part of mainstream public health approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"192-194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586474/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148036358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Creative health assets in Staffordshire: Harnessing community power to tackle health inequalities.","authors":"R Marsden","doi":"10.1177/17579139261462489","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261462489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This report investigates the role of creative health assets in addressing health inequalities across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. The project aimed to map and align arts-based interventions delivered by voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations with public health priorities and to explore how these assets respond to hyperlocal needs and contribute to community health and wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping exercise was conducted from January to May 2024 as part of a Transdisciplinary Placement (TDP) within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research (SPHR). The methodology included a literature and strategy review, analysis of public health data and two online engagement sessions with the NIHR SPHR's Public Health RESearch for Health (PHRESH) Public Advisory Committee (PAC). Through desk-based research and network engagement, over 100 creative health assets were identified, with Stoke Creates being a key partner and stakeholder.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings revealed the prevalent but under-recognised and underutilised landscape of creative health assets, including arts organisations, charities and cultural networks. PAC members highlighted the benefits and barriers to engagement, including financial constraints, cultural competency gaps and limited visibility of opportunities. Strategic disconnects between cultural and public health policies were identified, alongside opportunities for future integration. Overall, these assets play a vital role in promoting mental and physical wellbeing, fostering social cohesion and addressing social determinants of health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Creative health assets and arts-based interventions offer significant potential to reduce health inequalities and improve public health outcomes in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Greater recognition, investment and strategic alignment are needed to embed creative public health approaches within local governance and health systems. Future work will focus on comprehensive asset mapping including associated health outcomes and impact, research on the role of heritage and green-blue infrastructure, and the development of a creative health network for the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"195-201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148654876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"'Communicating cancer project' empowering African and Caribbean communities through forum theatre: a culturally responsive approach to early head and neck cancer detection.","authors":"J Deane, S Kemp, R Redd, N Patel, O Olaleye, H Morris, B Francis, A Byron, H McFarlane, C Onwuegbute, P Richards, L Hylton, L Sharp","doi":"10.1177/17579139261430623","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261430623","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"188-191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147494775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilising creative practice and the arts to develop public health policy: the voices of children and young people in Newcastle.","authors":"L Brennan, V Sanderson, L M Kroese, A Wiseman","doi":"10.1177/17579139261430640","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261430640","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"184-185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Guest Editorial.","authors":"Darren Henley, Alexandra Coulter","doi":"10.1177/17579139261474779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261474779","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":"146 4","pages":"174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148991924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Roll for Initiative! The case for Dungeons & Dragons-based interventions to support wellbeing for neurodivergent people.","authors":"D A Huckfield","doi":"10.1177/17579139261430639","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261430639","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"186-187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147976451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Singing Mamas: singing the way to good perinatal mental wellbeing.","authors":"G Ladbury, P Hancock, S Harvey, K Valentine","doi":"10.1177/17579139261430621","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261430621","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"180-183"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147493888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"'When I create, I am free and happy': a mixed-methods study of young people's experiences of arts engagement and implications for public mental health policy.","authors":"E Bahr, A K Rodriguez, Y Chen, A Shaheed, Nisha Sajnani","doi":"10.1177/17579139261462495","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261462495","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aims: &lt;/strong&gt;Globally, young people face escalating rates of mental health concerns, while traditional services often remain inaccessible. An emerging body of research suggests that participating in the arts, from everyday engagement to creative arts therapies, may benefit youth mental health, yet gaps persist in equitable access and youth perspectives. This research aimed to better understand young people's definitions of mental health and their perspectives on the role of the arts in supporting their mental health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;This mixed-methods international study included an online survey, ups, qualitiative focus groups, dyadic interviews with youth aged 16-25 (&lt;i&gt;N&lt;/i&gt; = 8) and poetic inquiry. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively (&lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt; = 56), while qualitative data from open survey responses and group discussions underwent Reflexive Thematic Analysis (&lt;i&gt;N&lt;/i&gt; = 36). Recruitment prioritized diversity in age, geography, and lived experience, with ethical approval from New York University (NYU).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Survey respondents revealed broad engagement across art forms, especially visual arts, literary arts, and music, as well as creative arts therapies. Arts participation was frequent, with 40% of respondents engaging daily. Among respondents who reported perceived mental health benefits (&lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt; = 44), 82% reported improved mood and 80% reported stress-management benefits. A combined 86% of respondents (&lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt; = 32/37) viewed youth voice as either very important or extremely important. Eight focus group participants further enriched the qualitative data. They associated mental health with being flexible and adaptable. Thematic analysis revealed core themes across the focus group and survey: the role of the arts in mental health promotion; art for social connection; personal development through the arts; young people believe art is essential; art leads to transformative experiences; and they identified barriers, enablers, and policy recommendations. Youth identified limited access and competitive environments as barriers, while low-barrier modalities, such as music-listening, fostered inclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions: &lt;/strong&gt;Young people across diverse contexts view participating in the arts as essential to mental health and wellbeing, emphasizing that the arts should be embedded in public health and clinical care. They advocate for youth-led, culturally responsive, and multimodal arts initiatives embedded across schools, communities, and healthcare systems. Findings align with WHO youth mental health and country-specific recommendations, calling for greater investment in accessible, youth-driven programming, arts integration, and robust evaluation to capture health and social outcomes. This study reinforces the value of participating in the arts and creative arts therapies as a vital component of youth mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment, offering safe, ","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"202-211"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148537311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Collaborative governance for creative health: initial programme theories for collaborating across sectors and disciplines.","authors":"C Dayson, E Lockley, S Trentham-Black, L Robertshaw, S Hampshaw, M Barclay, S Clough, E Holding, E Bennett, C Froggatt, C Malaney, E Taylor, T Begum","doi":"10.1177/17579139261462487","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261462487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To understand (1) how collaborative governance for creative health is being enacted in different health and social care systems across the UK and (2) why collaborative governance for creative health was needed in these systems and the factors that enable it to be effective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Qualitative interviews with creative health stakeholders within UK health and social care systems (<i>n</i> = 16) to develop realist-informed initial programme theories (IPTs) about the purpose and efficacy of creative health collaborative governance approaches.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Collaborative governance describes arrangements where one or more public agencies and non-state stakeholders engage in collective decision-making through formal, consensus-oriented and deliberative processes. We identified eight IPTs in relation to collaborative governance for creative health. Two of these IPTs relate to <i>why</i> collaborative governance is needed and are associated with the need to secure buy-in from senior stakeholders within the health and social care system to secure access to the resources needed for creative health provision to be sustainable. The remaining six IPTs cover <i>how</i> participants in the creative governance initiatives suggest it could be effective. These include mechanisms such as building trust between key actors and institutions, providing opportunities to develop the creative health workforce, gathering and disseminating evidence about the efficacy of creative health, being responsive to lived experience perspectives, having clearly defined lines of accountability and ensuring alignment with and between key policies and strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Collaborative endeavours for creative health should focus on relationships, trust building and accountability mechanisms first and foremost. These will provide a platform for further collaborative activities with a focus on sustainability, workforce development, evidence, lived experience and alignment with key policies and strategies. Collaborative priorities should be based on an appreciation of local strengths and gaps and recognise that 'what works' in one area is not guaranteed to work in another.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"214-220"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13586472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148498160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}