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Arts and Health Creative Prescribing delivers promising results, HDUHB
The programme, funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Hywel Dda UHB and Tywi Taf Cluster funding was led by Hywel Dda’s Arts and Health team in partnership with Hywel Dda UHB’s Public Health Team, Public Health Wales, the Social Prescribing Community of Practice, Health Education Improvement Wales, and six arts partners; Span Arts, People Speak Up, Arts4wellbeing, Haul, Arts Care Gofal Celf and Wales Arts Health and Wellbeing Network.
Kathryn Lambert, Hywel Dda UHB Arts in Health Coordinator, explained the importance of this initiative, saying, “Creative prescribing is a way of connecting people with the arts to help people to better manage their own health and well-being. It's built on the growing evidence base that activities such as singing, dancing, craft or reading a good book boosts our mood, connects us with others, and improves our well-being. We've been asking what's needed to better connect people with the arts in their local communities through a series of cafes, residencies and projects."
Frank Farrer from Pembrokeshire FRAME spoke about the impact the programme had on addressing mental health challenges: “We're looking at people that maybe having issues with something that's been neglected for a long time across the whole of the UK, like mental health issues. Even people just feeling really low and depressed, anxious about just stepping outside the doorstep. Bringing the arts in, teaching the little things or sitting down like we've done today, have fun cutting things out, sticking on pieces of paper. It brings together people who might not necessarily spoken to each other for a while or have never met anybody."
To find out more about the project, read the HDUHB article here.
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Arweiniwyd y rhaglen, a ariannwyd gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda a chyllid Clwstwr Tywi Taf gan dîm Celfyddydau ac Iechyd Hywel Dda mewn partneriaeth â Thîm Iechyd Cyhoeddus BIP Hywel Dda, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, y Gymuned Ymarfer Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol, Gwella Addysg Iechyd Cymru, a chwe phartner celfyddydol; Celfyddydau Span, People Speak Up, Arts4wellbeing, Haul, Arts Care Gofal Celf a Rhwydwaith Celfyddydau Iechyd a Lles Cymru.
Eglurodd Kathryn Lambert, Cydlynydd Celfyddydau mewn Iechyd BIP Hywel Dda, bwysigrwydd y fenter hon, gan ddweud, “Mae presgripsiynu creadigol yn ffordd o gysylltu pobl â’r celfyddydau i helpu pobl i reoli eu hiechyd a’u lles eu hunain yn well. Mae wedi’i adeiladu ar y sylfaen dystiolaeth gynyddol bod gweithgareddau fel canu, dawnsio, crefft neu ddarllen llyfr da yn rhoi hwb i’n hwyliau, yn ein cysylltu ag eraill, ac yn gwella ein lles. Rydym wedi bod yn gofyn beth sydd ei angen i gysylltu pobl yn well â’r celfyddydau yn eu cymunedau lleol trwy gyfres o gaffis, preswyliadau a phrosiectau.”
Siaradodd Frank Farrer o FRAME Sir Benfro am yr effaith a gafodd y rhaglen ar fynd i’r afael â heriau iechyd meddwl: “Rydym yn edrych ar bobl sydd efallai â phroblemau gyda rhywbeth sydd wedi cael ei esgeuluso ers amser maith ar draws y DU gyfan, fel materion iechyd meddwl. Hyd yn oed pobl yn teimlo'n isel iawn ac yn isel eu hysbryd, yn bryderus ynghylch camu y tu allan i garreg y drws.Dod â'r celfyddydau i mewn, dysgu'r pethau bach neu eistedd i lawr fel rydyn ni wedi'i wneud heddiw, cael hwyl yn torri pethau allan, yn glynu ar ddarnau o bapur.Mae’n dod â phobl at ei gilydd nad ydyn nhw o reidrwydd wedi siarad â’i gilydd ers tro neu nad ydyn nhw erioed wedi cyfarfod â neb.”
I ddarganfod mwy am y prosiect, darllenwch yr erthygl gan BIPHDd yma.