Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose

Aesop

Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose

Aesop is a charity with a vision of a future when arts solutions for society’s problems are valued and available for all that need them. Our current focus is on major health challenges.

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Prescribe Arts

Prescribe-arts.org is an online platform showcasing high quality arts programmes providing health and wellbeing outcomes

Prescribe Arts is a national online platform, run by Aesop, that enables social prescribers to find high quality arts programmes which provide successful health and wellbeing outcomes. Launched in January, it already has over 100 Arts organisations signed up to display their programmes, which may be in person or online.

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Dance to Health

A falls prevention dance programme

Dance to Health is a nationwide pioneering community dance programme, run by Aesop, for older people. It combines evidence-based falls prevention principles with the creativity, expression and energy of dance.

Dance to Health is a nationwide pioneering community dance programme, run by Aesop, for older peo...

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Aesop Institute

Professional development for the arts and health sectors

The Aesop Institute is a programme designed to develop and share knowledge for health and arts professionals with an interest in devising and running successful arts in health programmes. The Institute aims to enable those working in the health or arts sectors to develop the values and beliefs, knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to the provision and growth of successful arts in health programmes.

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Dance to Health Phase 1 final results published

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Dance with special ‘active ingredients’ can deliver an effective solution to the health challenge of older people’s falls while saving the NHS money, new research recently published shows.

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