Welcome to Healthy Arts!
Our Healthy Arts project aims to improve health in the community and independence amongst people with disabilities. We achieve this by offering a mobile outreach service which is broken into two elements: health monitoring and advice and community art classes
Health monitoring and advice
We provide a blood pressure and oxygen level monitoring service where individuals can have a health check-up without having to travel to their GP.
Those diagnosed with high blood pressure will be referred to their doctor and given immediate advice on what to do to help with their condition.
Project staff will also provide information and advice to all project beneficiaries on how to keep their hearts healthy through leading a healthy lifestyle.
This includes guidance on health factors such as diet, exercise, stress management and much more. Specific information on being aware of and
preventing coronary heart disease and strokes will be available as these often result from having high blood pressure.
Our Mobile Unit is manned by a fully qualified nurse. We provide the following free services:
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Oxygen level monitoring
- Related medical advice
- Healthy living advice and guidance
Arts Classes
We regularly host therapeutic classes and activities in art, crafts and drama. These sessions are delivered to our network of over 140 disability support groups across Essex.
- Drawing with pencils, charcoal, crayons and pastels
- Painting using gouache, acrylics, oils, henna, stencils and batik
- Crafts including knitting, sewing, crochet, tapestry, collages and card- making
- Basic dance activities
- Drama sessions including personal development activities and short plays
These art activities can offer disabled individuals an alternative medium for self-expression, positive interactions, physical rehabilitation and
space to come to terms with major life changes. They also offer an opportunity for these individuals and their carers to participate in fun activities
which reduce their feelings of social isolation, increasing their network of friends and support.
We also organise occasional concerts which are open to all, but staged at times which ensure maximum accessibility to those with restricted mobility.
Would you like to volunteer?
We are looking for part-time volunteers to help us deliver our project. For more information please call Caroline Carpenter, Project Manager
on 07919 153320 or send an email to: info@healthyarts.org