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,…
GWI Releases First Wellness Policy Toolkit on Physical Activity
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty [email protected] • +1.213.300.0107 All GWI Press Releases | Press Image Gallery | Global Wellness Institute Press Room | Global Wellness Summit Global Wellness Institute Releases First Wellness Policy Toolkit on Physical Activity The toolkit goes in-depth on the rising global crisis of physical inactivity and the specific ways that governments, policymakers and cross-sector partnerships can create the resources and environments that will…
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (March 29th, 2023)
2023 World Happiness Report released: Finland the happiest nation again and global benevolence is rising– CNN, March 20, 2023 There’s cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness: benevolence is about 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic and global happiness has not taken a hit in the three years of the pandemic. For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest…
What is Wellness Policy?
WHAT IS WELLNESS POLICY? Definition of wellness policy The Global Wellness Institute defines wellness policy as follows: Wellness policy is a set of cross-cutting actions that encourage healthy lifestyles and create supportive environments for human health and well-being. Wellness is a lens through which we can reshape public policy and work toward improving human health, happiness, and well-being outcomes. Wellness policy complements and supports health,…
MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD (Feb 22nd, 2023)
Europe Turned an Energy Crisis into a Green Energy Sprint– The New York Times, Feb. 15, 2023 The energy crisis unleashed by Russia’s war did create big problems, but the worst did not materialize. Instead, the EU succeeded not only in averting a major crisis, but also in “turbocharging the green transition,” to an extent that has knocked a full decade off its decarbonization timeline. In…
New GWI Research: Surprising Relationship between Wellness Tourism and Spa Spending and Health Outcomes
New GWI Research: Surprising Relationship between Wellness Tourism and Spa Spending and Health Outcomes The GWI’s new report, “Health, Happiness, and the Wellness Economy: An Empirical Analysis,” is the first global study of how spending on wellness (at both the national and sector level) impacts happiness and health outcomes. A collaboration with a key author and statistician of the World Happiness Report, the study…
