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Creativity Matters: New Partnerships Build Momentum for Arts and Aging
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A critical gap exists between arts provision and the aging services needed to reach the rapidly growing older population. Although research by Gene Cohen and colleagues has established that participation in community arts programs increases the health and well-being of older adults (see Cohen's article elsewhere on this page), few organizations offer quality arts programs by or for older people. Only now is momentum building, after decades of pioneering work in the research, policy and practice of arts and aging.
A new horizon has opened, with opportunities for the field of aging to use the arts to spark creativity that will positively affect education, healthcare and civic …
