Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being Series 1

Beyond Bias

Exploring the Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being Measurement

Paperback
December 2015
9789289051002
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  • Publisher
    World Health Organization
  • Published
    9th December 2015
  • ISBN 9789289051002
  • Language English
  • Pages 33 pp.
  • Size 6.25" x 9.5"
$24.00

The WHO Regional Office for Europe convened the first expert group on the cultural contexts of health and well-being in January 2015. When adopting Health 2020, the European policy for health and well-being, WHO Member States agreed to a framework for measuring and reporting on objective and subjective well-being. This work still faces practical challenge, particularly with respect to the influence of cultural factors on well-being and well-being measurement. The Regional Office asked the expert group to advise on how to consider the impact of culture on health and well-being, and how to communicate findings from data on well-being across such a culturally diverse region as Europe. This report outlines the expert group's detailed recommendations on each of these objectives.