Creative Health
Creative Health & Equity Lead - Claire
In partnership with the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance (CHWA), Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Artlink, Claire’s role is an agile and evolving role to ensure Creative Health is valued and developed equitably, including infrastructural and strategic support, across Norfolk & Suffolk.
What is Creative Health?
Creative Health can be defined as creative approaches and activities which have benefits for our health and wellbeing (National Centre for Creative Health, 2025) and includes a spectrum of activities from ‘everyday creativity‘ such as knit and natter groups or gardening within your local community, to specialised non-clinical interventions such as Dance for Parkinson’s programmes or Singing for Lung health.
Research shows that active engagement with the arts, culture and creativity is beneficial for the health and wellbeing of us all.
Following the Creative Health report that was published in 2017, the Creative Health Review, delivered in partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, was published in 2023.
Click here to find out more about the current work of the APPG on Creative Health.
Creative Health News
Blog posts
Creative Health Interest Meetings (CHIMe)
CHIMe is a new initiative bringing together professionals interested in Creative Health across Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Blog posts
TL:DR A Synopsis of the recent Building the Economic Case for Creative Health Webinar
A synopsis of the recent Building the Economic Case for Creative Health Mobilising Community Assets (MCA) to Tackle Health Inequalities Webinar Hosted on Friday 27 March 2026.
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Blog posts
Neighbourhood Health for Creative Health
Building on the current development of neighbourhood working, ICBs will be required over the next three years to deliver a minimum set of interventions across three reform priorities
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Blog posts
Creative Health Lead – April Roundup
It’s been another busy month for me as I continue my work as Creative Health & Equity Lead across Norfolk & Suffolk. Here’s a round up from April
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Keep updated about all things Creative Health
Sign up to the Norfolk & Suffolk Creative Health Mailing List to be kept informed of developments happening across the regions.
Upcoming Creative Health Interest Meetings (CHIMe)
Live Sessions
Creative Health Interest Meeting – May
CHIMe (Creative Health Interest Meetings) is a new initiative designed to bring together professionals from the Arts & Culture, VCFSE, Healthcare, Social Care, and Public Health sectors who are interested in exploring, developing, and sustaining Creative Health practice across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Live Sessions
Creative Health Interest Meeting at Health and Care Expo
CHIMe (Creative Health Interest Meetings) is a new initiative designed to bring together professionals from the Arts & Culture, VCFSE, Healthcare, Social Care, and Public Health sectors who are interested in exploring, developing, and sustaining Creative Health practice across Norfolk and Suffolk.
