Art in Healing: A Quality Improvement Project for Inpatient Pediatrics in Haiti

Background: Art therapy has been used to reduce stress, enhance self-expression and promote healing among patients in resource-rich countries. In resource-poor settings like Haiti, participatory art may improve quality of care for pediatric patients and families at a low cost. Objective: 1) To pilot a participatory art project aimed at reducing stress, enhancing patient self-expression, and connecting community members in a resource-poor Haitian pediatric ward; 2) …