Category: Health
EuroHealthNet is organizing a roundtable on Mental health promotion at work on 19th May 2015
EuroHealthNet is organizing a roundtable on Mental health promotion at work on 19th May 2015. Participants from several EU member states will discuss the latest developments in mental health promotion at work and present EU initiatives in which EuroHealthNet is involved, such as the JA Read More …
15th year of the Mental Health Awareness Week
Now in its 15th year, Mental Health Awareness Week aims to encourage the conversation around mental health to fight discrimination and stigma and promote good mental wellbeing. For one week in May, Mental Health Foundation campaigns around a specific topic. This year the week will fall from 11-17 May Read More …
Healthy Workplaces Campaign Event
News update: The importance of managing occupational safety and health (OSH) and in particular psychosocial risks and stress in the workplace was demonstrated in the sharing of good practices. A two-day benchmarking event for Official Campaign Partners of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign was organised by Read More …
The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records
The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records Steven Keating, a doctoral student at M.I.T.’s Media Lab, collected and researched his own patient data, which led to the discovery of a brain tumour. He is shown in front of an image of radiation backscatter from Read More …
How wellbeing policy is moving centre stage
How wellbeing policy is moving centre stage: NEF response Recently the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics, to which NEF provides the secretariat, held a hustings event at Westminster, where candidates were invited to set out their party’s position on wellbeing. Visit the NEF blog Read More …
Workplace Wellbeing Charter
The Workplace Wellbeing Charter is an opportunity for employers to demonstrate their commitment to the health and well-being of their workforce. The positive impact that employment can have on health and wellbeing is now well documented. There is also strong evidence to show how having Read More …
Parents rarely spot child obesity
Parents rarely spot child obesity Parents hardly ever spot obesity in their children, resulting in damaging consequences for health, doctors warn. In a study of 2,976 families in the UK, only four parents thought their child was very overweight. Medical assessments put the figure at Read More …
Why ‘Wellbeing’ and not ‘Well-being’?
Why ‘Wellbeing’ & Not ‘Well-being’? Why ‘wellbeing‘ and not ‘well-being‘? The National Wellbeing Service is in agreement with the following statement made by the scholarly International Journal of Wellbeing: The decision to close the hyphenated gap between ‘well’ and ‘being’ is intentionally forward looking. We know that Read More …
International Stress Management Association UK
The International Stress Management Association (UK) is a registered charity with a multi-disciplinary professional membership that includes the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress. It sets professional standards Read More …
