Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Nisha Sajnani

Nisha Sajnani is the co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, a collaboration with Community Jameel, the World Health Organisation (WHO), New York University (NYU) Steinhardt and CULTURUNNERS, where she leads the Lancet global series on the health benefits of the arts. Nisha is the founder of Arts & Health at NYU, director of the programme in drama therapy and the Theatre & Health Lab and chair of the NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium.
Nisha received her PhD in interdisciplinary studies, combining drama therapy and community economic development, from the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in Montreal.
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Ground-breaking research series on health benefits of the arts announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
World Health Organization, NYU Steinhardt, Community Jameel and CULTURUNNERS launch the Jameel Arts & Health Lab to measure the impact of the arts on health
NYU Steinhardt
NYU Steinhardt hosts September 18 symposium exploring how the arts lessen loneliness and isolation
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NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals and The Jameel Arts & Health Lab collaborate on largest ever evaluation of the impact of murals in hospitals
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
NYU Steinhardt
Jameel Arts & Health Lab co-hosts caucus before White House event
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Jing Daily Culture
When art met science at COP28
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Gulf Today
Art champions and health thinkers unite at COP28 for common good
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
The Art Newspaper
Could the arts be good for your health?
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
The Parliament
The art of wellbeing: How Europe is using culture for its health benefits
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Scottish Ballet
Healing Arts Scotland 2024
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
World Health Organisation
WHO meeting on music and motherhood: healthcare innovation through the arts
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
NYU Steinhardt
NYU Steinhardt joins launch of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab/Lancet global series on health benefits of the arts
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
The National Tribune
WHO, Lancet and Jameel Arts & Health Lab launch new research collaboration on the health benefits of the arts
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
World Health Organisation
Ground-breaking research series on health benefits of the arts
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Pulsations
Les activités artistiques promeuvent la santé
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
NYU Steinhardt
Arts activities promote health: An interview with Dr Nisha Sajnani, co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
The Global Herald
WHO 75 healing arts concert, Victoria Hall, Geneva follows launch of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Al-Khaleej
A digital archive launches on Google for Yazidi survivors about the role of art in promoting health
Yazidi Cultural Archives
The Art Newspaper
New digital art archive launched to help Yazidi community rebuild after genocide
Yazidi Cultural Archives
The Keyword - Google
The Art of Survival: A Yazidi Cultural Archive
Yazidi Cultural Archives

UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024
18 September 2024
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25 September 2024
New York City

Jameel Arts & Health Lab x Art Basel | Healing arts: Reimagining healthcare
12 June 2024
18h30-19h30
Basel, Switzerland

Creative Brain Week 2024
4 March 2024
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9 March 2024
09h30-18h00
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

COP28 | Community Jameel x afikra COP28 live conversation
1 December 2023
11am-12pm
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai

UNGA 78 | Reception for the Jameel Arts & Health Lab x Lancet series launch
20 September 2023
19h00-21h00
Weill Terrace Room, Carnegie Hall, New York City

UNGA 78 | WHO75 Wellbeing Concert
20 September 2023
18h00-19h00
Weill Music Room, Carnegie Hall, New York City

National arts in health week Nigeria
8 May 2023
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14 May 2023
Lagos, Nigeria

WHO 75: Healing arts concert
8 April 2023
19h30
Victoria Hall, Geneva

Jameel Arts & Health Lab launch
27 February 2023
11h15 EST
The National Arts Club