Painting prevention: How the arts promote health and tackle non-communicable diseases

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Non-communicable diseases cause 74% of global deaths. Could singing, dancing or storytelling really make a difference? This new review explores how arts-based interventions can boost public health worldwide.

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South Asia’s silent struggle: people with severe mental illness suffer high burden of physical illness

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An international group of experts from the University of York CADA Implementation Science Summer School summarise a recent study on the prevalence of physical health conditions and health risk behaviours in people with severe mental illness in South Asia (Bangladesh, India and Pakistan).

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