Performing arts as a social technology for community health promotion in northern Ghana

Objective: We present first-phase results of a performing arts public health intervention, ‘Singing and Dancing for Health,’ aiming to promote healthier behaviors in Ghana’s impoverished Northern Region. We hypothesize that live music and dance drama provide a powerful technology to overcome barrier...

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Main Authors: Michael Frishkopf, Hasan Hamze, Mubarak Alhassan, Ibrahim Abukari Zukpeni, Sulemana Abu, David Zakus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016-02-01
Series:Family Medicine and Community Health
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Online Access:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/fmch/2016/00000004/00000001/art00005