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Beyond the Pill: How Art Can Heal with Art Pharmacy's Chris Appleton

Beyond the Pill: How Art Can Heal with Art Pharmacy's Chris Appleton

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In this episode of the Ideas Festival Emory podcast, Maya Kroth interviews Chris Appleton, founder of Art Pharmacy. discusses the growing mental health and loneliness crises and explains how social prescribing—connecting people to arts and cultural experiences as part of healthcare—can serve as a powerful, evidence-based intervention. Drawing on personal experience, emerging clinical data, and real-world success stories, Appleton makes the case for creativity as a vital public health resource, one that fosters connection, resilience, and whole-person health while addressing gaps in the U.S. healthcare system.

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