Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand

Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand
Author: Susan Shaw
Publisher: OUP Australia & New Zealand
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-01-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780195585216

Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand provides students and with a sound introduction to the concepts of health and wellbeing within the New Zealand environment.

Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Author: Catherine Knight
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020
Genre: Human ecology
ISBN: 9780473538637

"We have never been more aware of the benefit of being out in [Nature], but how much quality time does the 'average' New Zealander spend enjoying the outdoors? While our national parks are places of spectacular wilderness, for many of us, these places are out of reach. This ... book argues for the restoration of 'neighbourhood nature' - places that all New Zealanders can freely access, irrespective of socioeconomic or other factors. New Zealand's experience of the coronavirus pandemic underscores how important these local oases of [Nature] are - and how vital they are to our wellbeing."--Back cover.

Built Environment through a Well-being Lens

Built Environment through a Well-being Lens
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2023-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264323120

The report explores how the built environment (i.e. housing, transport, infrastructure and urban design/land use) interacts with people’s lives and affects their well-being and its sustainability.

Te Wheke

Te Wheke
Author: Rangimarie Turuki Pere
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1997-07
Genre: Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN: 9780959799491

Wellbeing Economics

Wellbeing Economics
Author: Paul Dalziel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319931946

Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty. Alternatives must be found. This open access book addresses that challenge. It sets out a wellbeing economics framework that directly addresses fundamental issues affecting wellbeing outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the capabilities approach of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, the book demonstrates how persons can enhance prosperity through their own actions and through collaboration with others. The book examines national public policy, but its analysis also focuses on choices made by individuals, households, families, civil society, local government and the global community. It therefore offers important insights for anyone concerned with improving personal wellbeing and community prosperity.

Beyond Burnout

Beyond Burnout
Author: Suzi McAlpine
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0143775073

Burnout is costing us. There are the personal costs to health and finances, organisational costs in lost productivity and sick leave, and national costs when it comes to healthcare services and similar. Following her own first-hand experience, as well as the countless similar scenarios she’s seen in her role as an executive coach, Suzi McAlpine has created a book about burnout to help create environments and organisational cultures that reduce its occurrence. This couldn’t come at a more important time. The World Health Organisation has upgraded the classification of burnout to a syndrome – believing it to be a significant factor influencing people’s health and, by extension, that of our organisations and societies. As well as actionable tools and key takeouts, each chapter/ section will include information about how to recognise the signs of burnout, and practical how-tos for leaders to reduce its presence in organisations. She also explains how to treat and address burnout when it is present.

Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health
Author: Bo Hong
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2024-05-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 2832548768

Climate change and rapid urbanization have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. Nature-based solutions (NBS) is an action to work with and enhance nature to solve social challenges, and NBS is an "umbrella concept" for other mature nature-based approaches. Blue-green spaces (BGS) can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including mitigation of urban heat island effects, reduction of flooding, mitigation of air pollution, and provision of recreational spaces, thereby promoting physical and mental health. Hence, NBSs can serve as cost-effective climate mitigation and adaptation tool that contribute to additional co-benefits for ecosystem health and human well-being. Environmentalists, epidemiologists, ecologists, urban planners, and policymakers have paid more attention to NBSs for urban resilience and human health. In this Research Topic, we hope to discuss these topics: (1) ecological exposure and health benefits; (2) climate adaptation and human health promotion possibilities by NBSs; (3) methodological and theoretical approaches as well as technologies of NBSs corresponding to urban resilience; (4) underlying pathways and potential mechanisms of NBSs in improving human health; and (5) policies and management for planning and design of the successful implementation of NBSs in relation to urban resilience and human health. This Research Topic focuses on, but is not restricted to the following issues: • Nature-based interventions for climate adaptation. • Ecological exposure and physical and psychological health outcomes. • Climate adaption environmental policies and management. • Theoretical and case-based studies on climate mitigation and adaption by NBSs • Ecosystem service perspective on promoting urban resilience. This Research Topic welcomes the following types of manuscripts: Original Research, Hypothesis and Theory, Review, and Perspective.

Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand

Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand
Author: Dianne Wepa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2015-05-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107477441

This second edition presents a range of theoretical and practice-based perspectives adopted by experienced educators active in cultural safety education.

Children's Health and Wellbeing in Urban Environments

Children's Health and Wellbeing in Urban Environments
Author: Christina R. Ergler
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317167651

How children experience, negotiate and connect with or resist their surroundings impacts on their health and wellbeing. In cities, various aspects of the physical and social environment can affect children’s wellbeing. This edited collection brings together different accounts and experiences of children’s health and wellbeing in urban environments from majority and minority world perspectives. Privileging children’s expertise, this timely volume explicitly explores the relationships between health, wellbeing and place. To demonstrate the importance of a place-based understanding of urban children’s health and wellbeing, the authors unpack the meanings of the physical, social and symbolic environments that constrain or enable children’s flourishing in urban environments. Drawing on the expertise of geographers, educationists, anthropologists, psychologists, planners and public health researchers, as well as nurses and social workers, this book, above all, sees children as the experts on their experiences of the issues that affect their wellbeing. Children’s Health and Wellbeing in Urban Environments will be fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in cultural geography, urban geography, environmental geography, children’s health, youth studies or urban planning.

Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults

Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults
Author: New Zealand. Ministry of Health
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Diet
ISBN: 9781990029523

"These Guidelines provide the current evidence-based recommendations on healthy eating and physical activity for New Zealand adults, including pregnant and breastfeeding women. ... focus on the detail practitioners need at a glance: that is, what people need to eat or do, a summary of the rationale - 'why' - and a little on how to put the recommendations into practice"--Page iv.