How Art and Creativity Lead to Well-Being with Dr. Tasha Golden and Arts on Prescription

Dr. Tasha Golden is an international speaker and consultant, a career singer/songwriter, and a public health scientist. In this episode, Tasha shares with us her work on the Arts On Prescription Field Guide, a resource that seeks to integrate arts, culture, and nature into medical care to promote overall well-being and not just the absence of disease. Tasha's extensive research and personal experiences as an artist have led her to some incredible insights on how the arts can play a transformative role in healing and supporting individuals. Drawing from her own experience with depression, she shares how medicine, by integrating art, can transform the health of individuals and communities. Arts on Prescription Field Guide is a resource for anyone looking for guidance on how to include equitable, accessible, and community-based arts, culture, and nature as part of health care.

Key Topics

Integrating Arts, Culture, and Nature into Medical Care for Well-being 

 - Arts On Prescription Field Guide created by Tasha Golden, PhD 

 - The Field Guide's focus on promoting well-being, not just the absence of disease 

 - Historical lack of equity and inclusion in arts, culture, and nature institutions 

 - Opportunities for Arts on Prescription to enhance equity, inclusion, and community-centered focus 

 - The role of grassroots initiatives in long-term success 

 - Transformation and personal growth resulting from the experience of depression 

 - Tasha Golden's shift to studying and researching mental health 

 - Partnership between Mass Cultural Council and University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine 

 - Launch of Culture Rx as the first statewide arts and prescription program in the US 

 - Barrier between clinical health and community-based health 

 - Importance of integrating healthcare with beneficial resources outside of traditional settings 

 - The need for a field guide to access community resources 

 - Tasha Golden's experience as a musician and connecting with audience members 

 - Bridging the gap between sharing stories in music venues and clinical spaces 

 - Supporting survivors and those with mental illness through shared experiences 

 - Importance of considering the needs of human beings for thriving environments 

 - Addressing root causes and structural solutions for improved access to thriving environments 

 - Shifting from reactive to proactive approaches in health 

 - Ensuring equitable availability of resources for well-being 

 - Redefining health as the presence of complete well-being

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