New Orleans artists trained as health workers to combat 25-year life expectancy gap in Black communities

For many non-profits in the arts and culture sector, the past two years have been intensely transformative in terms of navigating the pandemic, keeping their doors open, supporting artists when programming was shuttered and serving the community. At the Ashé Cultural Arts Center (ACAC) in New Orleans, the challenges were no different. However, true to its mission to use arts and culture to support human, community and economic development, the center’s staff took a step back to consider how best they could support residents in the moment. How could artists help to address the longstanding systemic racial health disparities that became even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic? (author introduction) #P4HEworkshopDesignJustice