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…
Celebrities are talking openly about menopause. Why won’t the healthcare industry?Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?– Salon, May 21, 2023 The public discourse around menopause has dramatically improved, thanks partly to outspoken celebrities helping to change the paradigm. But all women desperately need more healthcare resources for menopause: affordable, effective, and widely available therapies and educational resources. We…
Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative 2023 Trends The growth of wellness real estate and communities is one of the strongest wellness trends of 2023. The Initiative team breaks this overarching trend into six “mini-trends,” each an important factor in this wellness sector. TREND 1: S for the Win! ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance as investors look to non-financial factors to identify growth…
Unriddling Happiness: Why “Gloomy” Finns Beat High-Spending Americans By Thierry Malleret, economist In the new World Happiness Report, the Scandinavian/Nordic countries—as always—dominate the top-ten list of happiest nations, with Finland taking the #1 spot again. But there are numerous countries (wealthy and highly developed) that simply don’t rank as high as one would expect. The US ranks 15th, the UK 19th, France is 21st, Italy…
Wellness Real Estate & Communities 2023 Speakers From top developers expanding the boundaries of real estate to legendary architects to innovators of new standards and technologies, the speakers at the 2023 Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium represent the top minds shaping the future of this exploding sector. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from and network with the top executives, developers,…
