Good Health and Wellbeing
Description
Good health and wellbeing are multidimensional in nature and rely on local or virtual access to culturally safe healthcare services (including medical, paramedical, mental health, and dental care) and social services in adequately resourced facilities with appropriate trained staff; and social security to support individuals with inadequate income for a decent standard of living to support their family’s good health and wellbeing. Co-designed culturally appropriate approaches address complex unwellness challenges, including deaths of despair. Community health and wellbeing outcomes are monitored to identify disparities and support or strengthen good outcomes. Poverty, wealth inequality, addiction, homelessness, and other barriers to good health and wellbeing are approached not from a deficit perspective, but with a systems lens, focused on expanding community assets and addressing the root causes of social and economic inequity.
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Sustainable Development Goal #3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals that outline the path to creating a better and more sustainable future for all. This is a good hub for information, resources, and news on SDG #3, which focuses on health and wellbeing. It provides an overview with helpful infographics; information on targets, indicators, and progress; and features relevant publications and events.
WELL Building Standard
This research-informed resource from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) will help you to create and support thoughtful and intentional spaces that enhance human health and well-being. WELL draws upon the expertise of medical professionals, public health experts, building scientists, and thousands of other practitioners and WELL users to advance the quality of life of workers. The standard addresses ten key concepts such as air, light, thermal comfort, movement, and materials in the workplace, and provides evidence-based recommendations for performance-testing and optimisation.
Driving Co-Benefits for Climate and Health: how private sector action can accelerate progress
This report from Forum for the Future and Walgreens Boots Alliance can help you to understand the potential effects of climate change impacts on public health, as well as the actions that businesses can take to support positive health outcomes. The guidance in this document has been developed from a series of round-table discussions that brought together businesses, NGOs, scientists, government advisors, and philanthropists, with a focus on three intersecting climate and health topics: air pollution, nutrition, and malaria. This resource would be of particular value to sustainability professionals in explaining the business case for action on intersecting climate and health issues; delivering a framework for action to senior leaders; and sharing practical ways to drive positive change within the workplace, supply chain, and communities beyond.
Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change data explorer
This dashboard from the Lancet Countdown can help you understand the impacts of climate change on human health and the economy through data visualisation. It assesses a wide range of topics, including climate health hazards, adaptation measures, the health co-benefits of mitigation, the financial cost of climate change, and trends in the discourse around climate and health. This is a good resource for sustainability and enterprise risk managements teams that need to communicate climate impacts to business leaders, peers, and suppliers.