A qualitative first look at the Arts for Behavior Change Program: Theater for Health

摘要

This article reports on the process outcomes of the first pilot project of the Arts for Behavior Change (ABC) Program, held in two neighboring shantytowns in Lima, Peru. The ABC Program improved health literacy through the arts to empower communities to identify and adopt healthy behaviors. The ABC Program created Theater for Health, a new approach that integrates theories and practices from the Theater of the Oppressed family of methods with the best practices of health literacy and an evidence-based approach to health. Preliminary findings show a high level of community engagement and empowerment, and intention to change hygiene practices.