'Crafting Connections: a Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit' Project Report

Erin Beeston

'Crafting Connections: a Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit' Project Report

Erin Beeston

Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5)

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Abstract

This report accompanies the 'Crafting Connections: a heritage for wellbeing toolkit' published in 2024 and freely available to download on the Manchester Histories website. The project was a partnership between Creative Manchester at the University of Manchester, alongside the heritage charity Manchester Histories and their partners at Archives+. This project contributed to Greater Manchester's Creative Health and Healthy Ageing policy priorities, which aim to tackle the regions stark health inequalities.

The report explores the role of heritage in health and wellbeing interventions, the 'five ways to wellbeing' as as framework for achieving better health, and outlines how the toolkit used sources about the past past to enhance people's skills and connections in the present.

Original language	English
Type	Crafting Connections Report
Media of output	online
Publisher	Manchester Histories
Number of pages	11
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

heritage industry
health and wellbeing
civic engagement
archives+

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

Creative Manchester

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