Infographic on NEA Investments in Arts and Health
The arts and health converge in several places throughout the National Endowment for the Arts’ portfolio—in grantmaking, research, and special programs and partnerships. For more information on these intersections, explore our infographic below and learn about these programs in more detail on our Arts & Health impact page.
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THE NEA’S INVESTMENTS IN Research, Practice, and Capacity-Building |
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| Research Grants in the Arts Multiple awards supporting studies of health and well-being |
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| NEA Research Labs Focus areas include health, cognition, and social/emotional well-being |
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| Music and Health Grants Cosponsored with the National Institutes of Health | |
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| Sound Health Network A partnership with the University of California San Francisco to promote knowledge and awareness of music’s impact on health and wellness |
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| Our Town Grants Multiple awards supporting the integration of arts and design with public health strategies |
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| Arts Education Grants Multiple awards supporting social and emotional learning and trauma-informed teaching; also, see resources available through the Arts Education Partnership |
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| Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development A group of federal agency representatives who aim to catalyze research and knowledge-sharing about the arts’ relationship to positive outcomes across the lifespan |
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| Engaging the Arts to Build Vaccine Confidence An initiative cosponsored with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CDC Foundation |
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| Creative Forces: NEA Military Arts Healing Network A partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs that seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma—as well as their families and caregivers—through creative arts therapies and access to community arts activities |
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