What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?

This scoping review synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the WHO European Region and further afield. However, because of a lack of awareness of the evidence underpinning these activities, there has been little consistency in policy development across different Member States in the Region. This report aims to close this awareness gap by mapping the current available evidence in the field of arts and health.