Arts-based research has grown substantially within the health sciences, yet researchers and trainees have lacked a single, integrated resource that brings this work together in ways that reflect the unique contexts, mandates, and expectations of applied health research. This foundational textbook responds to that need by offering a coherent overview of arts based health research (ABHR) as a distinct and rigorous approach, guiding readers through the full research process—from arts-based data collection, participant engagement, and art-making as inquiry, to integration with other forms of data, collaboration, dissemination, and knowledge exchange. Throughout, issues of quality, ethics, impact, and publishing, are interwoven, and reinterprations of text and real-life exemplars are provided to enhance the diversity of perspectives and understandings generated. Grounded in health-relevant theory, terminology, and examples, the text provides practical and conceptual guidance for trainees, researchers, and collaborative teams engaging with ABHR at any point in their work, and contributes a shared foundation for the continued development of the field.