The Arts Clinics will help create a new generation of socially engaged scholars and practitioners to meet the needs of a changing health, social care and voluntary third
sector, where personalised care and the patient experience are mainstreamed into primary, secondary and community health.

Over the last two decades, the field of Creative Health has grown rapidly, facilitated by a number of major advances in research, several key policy documents released by Arts
Councils, central governments and the World Health Organisation, as well as the growing participation of arts, culture, nature and community organisations in health and
wellbeing. This need is particularly acute given that there are still very limited opportunities available for health and social care professionals, researchers or people
from wider backgrounds interested in the field, to receive specific training, let alone an academic qualification. Moreover, this need is more pressing than ever as the world
recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. If the field is to continue to develop and promote high-quality research and practice, the development of such training
opportunities is going to be vital.

 To this end, the Creative Health offers a range of taught and research-led modules providing students with an in-depth understanding of the depth and breadth of Creative Health, including practice, policy shift and research innovation. Taught modules will provide the necessary grounding in Creative Health for students to understand scope of research, policy and practice. The research dissertation will be undertaken in collaboration with a community partner, providing practical experience of the role of
community organisations in supporting different aspects of health and wellbeing, with a focus on developing and applying research and evaluation skills.
In order to support the sustainable activities of artists and practitioners in the field of arts and culture, the American Arts Academy functions in three ways:
(1) offering a consultation service
(2) providing useful information and
(3) offering learning initiatives. These services will primarily be offered online in
collaboration with external specialists such as lawyers and tax accountants.