Well-Being: Expanding the Definition of Progress (eBook, PDF)

Insights From Practitioners, Researchers, and Innovators From Around the Globe
Redaktion: Plough, Alonzo L.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Cities and countries around the world, from New Zealand to Singapore to Iceland, are starting to take a well-being approach by reorienting policies, budgets and other actions to advance human and planetary well-being. Well-being metrics--holistic measurements of an individual's or population's capacity to thrive, including the condition of their community, society, and environment--provide a nuanced and predictive view that transcends purely economic measures; they illuminate conditions of inequity and despair that other tools ignore, and expand the notion of health beyond simply the absence of disease. Well-Being: Expanding the Definition of Progress summarizes the experiences and insights of practitioners, researchers and innovators from around the world, gathered together by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how a well-being approach might further spread in the United States. Centered in the commitment to balance economic growth--the traditional dashboard of progress--with well-being, this book is a combination of scientific papers, case studies from the field, and excerpts from a lively, multidisciplinary discussion which intentionally connects issues of measurement to the imperative for action. Rich with insights on policy and practice, narratives and culture, equity and shifts in power, alignment with other movements, and cross-sector collaboration, it is intended to inspire governmental leaders, policymakers, economists, measurement scientists, reporters, and others who crave a more integrated and balanced pursuit of progress.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190080501
• Artikelnr.: 60348958

Autorenporträt

Alonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH, MA, is the chief science officer and vice president of Research-Evaluation-Learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Plough has had a distinguished career in public health practice, academia, and philanthropy. His work focuses on improving health and well-being, and achieving health equity. Plough serves as a board member for many health and social welfare organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

* TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Foreword
* Richard E. Besser
* Introduction: The Imperative for Well-Being in an Inequitable World
* Karabi Acharya and Alonzo L. Plough
* SECTION I: WHY WELL-BEING
* 1: Well-Being as a Pathway to Equity
* Based on papers prepared for the Bellagio gathering by: Walter
Flores, Éloi Laurent, Jennifer Prah-Ruger
* 2: The Rationale for a Well-Being Approach: Discussion and Case
Studies from Bellagio
* SECTION II: DEFINING WELL-BEING AND DETERMINING WHETHER WE'RE GETTING
THERE
* 3: The Stories the Numbers Do Not Tell: Measuring and Monitoring
Well-Being in a Culture of Health
* Carol Graham
* 4: Why the Dials on the Dashboard Matter: Discussion and Case Studies
from Bellagio
* SECTION III: NARRATIVES AND CULTURE
* 5: The Intersection of Narrative and Culture and Their Role in
Advancing Well-Being
* Nila Fietje and Felicity Thomas
* 6: The Power of Shifting Narratives, Expectations and Consciousness:
Discussion and Case Studies from Bellagio
* SECTION IV: THE VITAL ROLE OF GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT AND THE NEED TO
SHIFT POWER
* 7: Integration of Well-Being with Resilience and Other Broad Scale
Social Change
* Anita Chandra
* 8: The Imperative for Community-Driven Approaches and Radical
Inclusion: Discussion and Case Studies from Bellagio
* SECTION V: COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION ACROSS SECTORS AND MOVEMENTS
* 9: Creating a Government Commitment to Well-Being
* Tim Ng
* 10: A Cross-Sector Approach that Breaks Down Silos and Encourages
Innovation: Discussion and Case Studies from Bellagio
* SECTION VI: CASE STUDIES
*
* - Bhutan
* - Nova Scotia, Canada
* - Palestine
* - Singapore
* - United Kingdom
* SECTION VII: REFLECTIONS
* 11: Afterword: Implications for Well-Being Policies in the United
States
* Julia E. Rusk
* 12: Afterword: The Future of Well-Being
* Laura Kubzansky
* 13: Conclusion
* Alonzo L. Plough
* Bellagio Conference Participant List
* Acknowledgments
* References
* Index