Events
| Training Day 2: The Power of Wellbeing |
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Dr Cox argued that in future, policy must refocus on people instead of places, as needs differ also between people in a given area. He also argued that focusing on wellbeing is the way forward as there is a biological link between lack of wellbeing and ill health, and it appears to explain ill health better than deprivation measures alone.
Presentation by Dr Cox: Lots of stuff about wellbeing Presentation by Dr Gaffney: Measuring Wellbeing: 'The Pursuit of Happiness' |
Keynote speaker was Dr Derek Cox, Director of Public Health at NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Dr Cox and colleagues have worked to develop a tool for measuring wellbeing, and initial results show that this tool highlights inequalities more significantly than more conventional deprivation measures.
The session was opened by Dr Brian Gaffney, Chief Executive of the Health Promotion Agency, who argued that it is time health professionals engage with wellbeing, which to date has mainly interested economists as a prerequisite for economic growth.