Shands Arts and Health Festival: Approaching Health Creatively
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media - please share this information with the public and call us if you wish to attend this event.
Shands Arts and Health Festival: Approaching Health Creatively
Shands Arts in Medicine celebrates Arts and Health Month in November
WHAT: The Shands Arts in Medicine program is hosting its first Arts and Health Festival, themed Approaching Arts Creatively. All activities are free and open to the public. Parking is also free. The program will include health screenings and creative activities to promote healthy living, including Zumba exercise classes, yoga instruction and musical performances.
WHERE: Criser Cancer Resource Center, First Floor
Shands Cancer Hospital at the University of Florida
1515 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 14
1-5 p.m.
The news media are invited to cover the specific activities below (please call us in advance to confirm your attendance):
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Dollies without Borders Workshop http://www.dollieswithoutborders.com/ and Arts and Healthcare in Rwanda exhibit http://www.arts.ufl.edu/cahre/aimrwanda.asp
2:15 to 2:45 p.m. - ZUMBA
WHO: The Shands Arts in Medicine program, one of the largest and most comprehensive arts-in-medicine programs in the U.S., is staffed by artists-in-residence, volunteers and an administrative team dedicated to transforming the healthcare environment through the arts. Our goal is to improve the experience for our patients and visitors, and for our caregivers and staff.
WHY: Arts-in-healthcare is a diverse, multidisciplinary field dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience by connecting people with the power of the arts at key moments of their lives. Arts and Health Month in November provides an opportunity for organizations and individuals worldwide to promote the integration of the arts-including literary, performing, and visual arts and design-into a wide variety of healthcare and community settings for therapeutic, educational, and expressive purposes. The Shands AIM team is hosting our first Arts and Health Festival themed Approaching Health Creatively to honor this inaugural National Arts and Health Month. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Alie Wickham at (352) 733-0880.
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