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| 3045 - Arts and Community Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3045.2) | 3 |
Number of cross sector community coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 3045.4) | 0 |
Number of participants reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills or aspiration regarding the effect of arts engagement on healthy aging |
| 3045.5) | 3 |
Number of healthcare providers reporting an increase in collaboration with artists, arts agencies, or artistic incorporation into their practice |
| 3045.1) | 16 |
Number of participants reporting an increase in healthy behavior due to Extension arts involvement |
Author: Kristy Porter
Major Program: Arts and Community Health
Throughout a seven week program spanning May to July 2021, Pike County Extension Fine Arts and Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) partnered to test a grant funded pilot arts program. The program, Mind.Art.Recover.KY. (MARK), utilizes arts programing in an evidence-based therapeutic way to assist people undergoing drug addiction recovery. In Pike County, we took the program to a women’s rehabilitation center within the WestCare rehabilitation network in L
