Collaboration & Community
This is a graduate student collaborative project in the Art, Education, & Community Practice program at NYU focusing on the health and well-being of communities in the Lower East Side. We partnered with Anthony Feliciano, the Director of the Commission on the Public’s Health System (a community focused organization that advocates for people’s right to access health care) who put us in touch with University Settlement’s Older Adults Program Director, Michele Rodriguez.
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The project focused on learning about the way people see health and wellness in their lives and within their community. We used the arts as a platform for collecting stories from elderly women and to envision new ways to inspire dialogue about issues of concern within health and healthcare, key themes of well-being that extend from just physical health, and solutions to ultimately initiate social change.
Session 1: Project Introduction handout
How do you define overall well-being?
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How can healthcare services be improved to better serve your community?
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What does self-care mean to you?
