NEW GWI RESEARCH REPORT “Health, Happiness, and the Wellness Economy: An Empirical Analysis” The first-ever data on how spend in each wellness sector impacts happiness and health outcomes Global Wellness Institute (GWI) researchers unveiled the first global analysis of the relationship between wellness spending at the national level and happiness and health outcomes. Part of the GWI Wellness Policy Series that began with the groundbreaking Defining Wellness Policy report issued…
For more information, see GWI’s Wellness Policy Series. Key Findings WELLNESS AND HAPPINESS The wellness economy is strongly and positively correlated with happiness at the country level. In addition, many individual wellness sectors are strongly and positively correlated with happiness at the country level: workplace wellness, wellness real estate, healthy eating, physical activity, thermal/mineral springs, wellness tourism, and public health and prevention. The strength of…
Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: WAI: Wellness as Infrastructure The next evolution in wellness real estate is embracing wellness as essential infrastructure, not as “amenities” to be added, but as elements that are at the core – from country, state, city, town, district, neighborhood, building and dwelling scale. This includes designing roads and transportation systems to support human-scale mobility and…
Navigating Menopause, Mental Health, and the Workplace Authors: Ellen Kocher & Jocelyn Pepe Menopause is a natural stage in a woman’s life that profoundly affects both physical and mental health. As women navigate this phase, they may encounter various symptoms impacting their emotional, psychological, and physical well-being. Recently, Ellen Kocher* and Jocelyn Pepe* explored the depth of connection between menopause, mental health, and its…
Understanding GWI’s Mental Wellness Economy Data (A market that will grow from $181 billion in 2022 to $330 billion by 2027) In November 2020, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released Defining the Mental Wellness Economy, which was the first ever study to clearly define mental wellness as separate from mental health, and to define and quantify the mental wellness industry. Mental wellness was most recently…
Terminology & Definitions Wellness Architecture – the practice of architecture that relies on the art and science of designing built environments with socially conscious systems and materials to promote the harmonious balance between physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual wellbeing while regenerating the natural environment. Human health, wellbeing and comfort are key design considerations that augment a foundation rooted in sustainable and regenerative design practices. Health…
