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Arts In Healthcare is a nation-wide movement that links the
expressive arts with the healing arts and brings these into the
mainstream of the traditional healthcare to promote the well-being
of those who are ill and their caregivers. It integrates the
expressive arts in all forms into the healthcare setting to provide
creative outlets for patients, families, and staff.
The inherent goal in Arts In Healthcare is to humanize the care
provided while offering creative channels for expression, stress
reduction, and enhancement of positive thought processes. Basic
beliefs of the program are that there is an "artist" within each of
us and no talent or training is necessary to experience the rewards
of creative expression.
Since its inception in April 1997, Lee Memorial Health System's
Arts In Healthcare Program has developed into a multifaceted program
offering a broad spectrum of creative arts to all ages and has
become an integral part of health care within the hospital setting.
Affiliation with Lee Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Florida Very
Special Arts grants, and private contributors, has provided opportunities
for the expansion of the program.
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