Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-71

  Camic, Paul M ^a   Chatterjee, Helen J ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

art galleries; community based interventions; health inequalities; health promotion; museums; social inclusion; well being

Indexed keywords

ART; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ART; CULTURE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84872334839     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912468523     Document Type: Review

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