Forbes March 10, 2025
A 2025 report on Forbes.com discussed how the former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy’s parting prescription for America can be utilized by colleges and universities to reduce loneliness and build a sense of community on campuses. Even before this parting prescription, some schools have been innovative in developing other prescriptions to increase student engagement while promoting mental health benefits. One emerging innovation is providing students opportunities to engage in arts related programs, either on campus or in the local community. Thus, students are given “social arts prescriptions” to partake in programs such as attending a play, creating a sculpture, engaging in poetry writing, or visiting cultural museums and botanical gardens.
Data suggests that arts prescribing programs in higher education...
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