Health information is increasingly being shared online, and often the borders between legitimate health expertise and pseudoscience aren’t clear.
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How do we distinguish between valuable information from legitimate health experts, and pseudoscientific nonsense from unscrupulous wellness influencers?
Regenerative agricultural strategies can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from food production, restore local ecosystems and enhance community well-being.
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In the face of growing social and environmental challenges, organizations in the food and agriculture sector are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration.
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The Fair Work Commission is considering basic rights to work from home. Here’s what the evidence says about the impacts of working from home on physical health and mental wellbeing.
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The toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on people’s wellbeing was felt worldwide. The effects were temporary for most. But those high on certain psychological traits struggled for longer.
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A one-off trip to a day spa is unlikely to transform your mental health. But these expert tips might help you cut yourself some slack.
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Families in the UK play a significant role in introducing children to colourist views. They can also be instrumental in challenging them.
Finding joy in the little things can be an investment in your long-term wellbeing.
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Enjoying a cup of coffee or performing an act of kindness are some examples of the everyday ‘micro-joys’ that can boost your wellbeing.
Signs reflecting conspiracy theories around the 15-minute city are displayed outside Parliament Hill in May 2023. Alongside other comparable initiatives, 15-minute cities represent an effort to place collective health and well-being at the centre of urban planning.
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Canada’s cities must be planned around resident
health and well-being, our research reveals the key barriers to developing truly healthy cities.
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Education needs to be more aligned with healthy child development, children’s interests, and the importance of relationships for wellbeing.
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Harrowing cases can traumatise jurors, yet in England and Wales they receive no formal support
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Greater body appreciation is also closely tied to other aspects of wellbeing, such as fewer symptoms of depression.
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The policy was announced in response to a report that found a culture of “catastrophic safeguarding failures”.
Adolescence is an age when people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.
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New research looking at data from 200,000 children in Wales has found a substantial increase in mental health issues.
Teachers report worse well-being than the general population.
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Mental health for teachers carries critical benefits for students.
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COVID was a ‘gendered pandemic’, with women carrying very different burdens to men. A three-year New Zealand research project aimed to overcome the urge to forget, and provide lessons for the future.
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Pacific Island nations face disproportionate threats from climate change. Rural Fijians are seeing the effects now and are worried for the future.
We can and should support both student mental health and student academic achievement, because they affect each other.
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A key way to support mental health and well-being is to support strong reading instruction especially early in children’s education.
Moving to a new country can often be stressful and leave people struggling with their mental well-being feeling isolated.
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New research shows that immigrants who arrive in a new country with better mental well-being are more likely to integrate and be successful.
Hopeful individuals are more likely to frame difficulties as challenges.
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People who hold higher levels of hope will be less likely to experience symptoms of depression. Shared hopes are also important for expectations of national and international futures.
PISA tests are taken every four years.
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Pisa measures 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science every three years - but is that the best way to test an education system?