Health Education Literacy and Mobility for Musicians: a global approach - Part I

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Abstract

Funded by a grant from the Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund and generous contributions by partner WUN and WUN+ institutions, this project aimed to build a global research network to address the need for both health education mobility and improved health literacy for musicians world-wide. Music participation is widely acknowledged to have health benefits across the lifespan and to diminish cultural divides. Paradoxically, despite its global popularity and community benefits, the act of making music involves highly repetitive actions under psychologically demanding conditions. Research indicates this may result in a high injury risk for musicians, irrespective of age, musical style, genre or cultural background. It is essential for health promotion to become embedded in the education of musicians to improve health outcomes over their lifespan. This project created an interdisciplinary, multicultural research network focused on developing innovative, sustainable, effective and accessible approaches to musicians’ health education in higher education settings. The project built on existing international collaborations between Australian and Canadian researchers, adding experienced researchers from the Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa, to form a global perspective on this important public health issue. All team members have substantial track records in health education and research for musicians, yet they have different but complementary expertise and skill sets. Team members met in two intensive collaborative workshops at WUN universities in 2018 to design a large-scale, international research program investigating provision of health education literacy and mobility for musicians, embedding health education into music teaching, and translational applications of an existing online learning resource for musicians’ health.

This workshop marked the commencement of collaborative work on the project and will focus on facilitating dialogue and exchange of perspectives between participants from around the globe, representing eight universities and five countries. It developed the project’s long-term research agenda, established sub-groups to work on specific topics, and identified aims and milestones for 2018 and beyond.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 11 Apr 2018
EventHealth Education Literacy and Mobility for Musicians: a global approach - Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Duration: 11 Apr 201815 Apr 2018
https://wun.ac.uk/wun/research/view/health-education-literacy-and-mobility-for-musicians-a-global-approach/

Workshop

WorkshopHealth Education Literacy and Mobility for Musicians: a global approach
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period11/04/1815/04/18
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