The Pinnaroo project started as a three-year journey in collaboration with Flinders University to study the impact of participating in art on community health and wellbeing.
The Pinnaroo Project started as a way to support health and wellbeing in our rural town of Pinnaroo, South Australia. With 3 core values, Art, Community and Health, the aim of the study was to reduce our towns reliance on health services and to help improve the health and wellbeing of the wider community.
The study involved a team from Flinders University Caring Futures Institute (CFI) and Arts in Health Alliance coming to Pinnaroo to collect and analyse data relating to health and wellbeing risk factors, with a focus on cardiovascular and mental health. The Pinnaroo Project team then delivered many art-based events and workshops over 3 years to evaluate the impact participating in the arts can have on community health and wellbeing.
In order to evaluate both the physical and mental aspects of health, Pinnaroo residents completed a health and lifestyle questionnaire and brief set of clinical measurements such as blood pressure, height, weight, and a finger-prick test for blood sugar and cholesterol. This collection of data has been evaluated and now, the results are in!
We are so excited to announce these significant results which highlight a huge impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the Pinnaroo community, and the power of arts in our rural South Australian town. View and Download results and publication reports below:
We are so proud to announce these amazing results, but this is just the beginning! The Pinnaroo Project continues to bring art, health and wellbeing to the Pinnaroo community and would love for you to get involved. Keep up to date on our Facebook and Try Booking pages for upcoming workshops and events.
The Pinnaroo Project would like to thank the following fantastic funding partners who were integral in enabling us to complete the 3 year health initiative:
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