Arts & Health: Connecting Creativity and Well-Being

Chris Appleton

Topic: Art Pharmacy

Chris Appleton is the Founder and CEO of Art Pharmacy, a social prescribing company that works with partners in healthcare, education, and workforce management to address the dual mental health and loneliness crises in the United States. Chris holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a Certificate in Healthcare Leadership. Appleton and his work have been featured in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, Forbes, ABC, CBS, NPR, TEDx, Fast Company, and more. Appleton’s commitment to servant leadership, family, and civic engagement has led him to receive numerous awards and honors, including the Americans for the Arts National Emerging Leader Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Inaugural Healthcare Champion Award, Emory Center for Creativity and the Arts Community Impact Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 Under 40, Georgia Trend’s 100 Notable Georgians, World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers, New Leaders Council Alumni Award, 2019 Class of Leadership Atlanta, and Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2014.

His service includes his role as a member of the Board of Directors with the Foundation for Social Connection and the Grady Hospital Ambassador Force Advisory Board, creating awareness and providing vital support for the Grady Health System. Appleton has served on numerous additional boards, including the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Council, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Alliance Theatre Advisory Board, Health Connect South Advisory Board, and more. At the heart of Chris’s life’s work, he believes that lasting, sustainable change happens when people work across boundaries and barriers. Appleton and his wife, Annie, who works for Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, live in Atlanta with their two young children.

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