Polk County and Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program have launched the Polk Arts & Health Collaborative — a cross-sector alliance using arts to enhance individual and community and well-being.
The Arts in Medicine program, which is already up and running at the Watson Clinic Cancer & Research Center, has patients painting, writing and engaging with music to ease anxiety, lift mood and support healing alongside more conventional treatments.
Why it matters: Polk County is growing fast. More people means more pressure on the local health care system…