Benefits of Nature Contact for Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Childcare Centers ◽  
Creative Play ◽  
Nature Contact ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being

This review examines different ways that contact with nature can contribute to the health and well-being of children. Applying the capabilities approach to human development for a broad definition of well-being, it traces research from the 1970s to the present, following shifting research approaches that investigate different dimensions of health. A compelling body of evidence exists that trees and natural areas are essential elements of healthy communities for children. They need to be integrated at multiple scales, from landscaping around homes, schools, and childcare centers, to linked systems of urban trails, greenways, parks, and “rough ground” for children’s creative play.

scholarly journals Public Sector Organizational Culture: Experience from Frontline Bureaucracies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Morshed Alom
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Team Orientation ◽  
Health And Well Being

This chapter discusses the practice of organizational culture by the frontline bureaucrats in Bangladesh. Culture scholars argue that organizational culture—commonly defined as the beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of the members of an organization—is a powerful force in determining the health and well-being of an organization. Scholars also suggest the existence of different dimensions of organizational culture. Although they do not agree in naming these dimensions, commonalities are found in their understanding. How organizational culture is practiced by the frontline bureaucrats in Bangladesh has not been studied much. A study was designed to know how the frontline public bureaucrats practice organizational culture and how they differ in their practices along their service lines. Four dimensions of organizational culture—power distance, uncertainty avoidance tendency, participation, and team orientation—were considered. The chosen culture dimensions impact the overall management of any public sector organization. Three hundred and twenty-six frontline public bureaucrats were studied using a survey questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics have been used for analyzing the collected data. Findings from independent samples t-tests revealed that the frontline bureaucrats significantly differ along their service lines in practicing the culture dimensions.

scholarly journals The definitions of health care and social welfare informatics competencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Tiainen ◽  
Outi Ahonen ◽  
Leena Hinkkanen ◽  
Elina Rajalahti ◽  
Alpo Värri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Version 2.0 ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being

Digital transformation is changing the ecosystem and at the same time professionals’ competencies worldwide. Minimising health care and social welfare costs while increasing citizens’ health and well-being is challenging. Technology and digital tools play an important role in reaching this goal. However, there are inequalities concerning technology, and this has many impacts. Digitalisation brings challenges not only to health care and social welfare professionals but to citizens, too. Working with or using services in digital environments demands new skills. This has social and ethical impacts, e.g. how is equal access to services ensured. Health and social care professionals should have different competencies to respond to this, such as societal competencies. The purpose of this article is to describe how the definition of competencies in health care and social welfare version 1.0 (developed in the national SotePeda 24/7 project) was finalised as the final version 2.0 for Finnish healthcare and social welfare education by experts’ evaluation. Data was collected through an electronic questionnaire administered to selected experts (N=140) during January 2020. The number of experts who responded to the study was 52. These experts (social and health, business and IT) work or have worked in tasks related to the digitalisation of social and health care. The questionnaire was based on version 1.0 of the definition of digital competencies of health care and social welfare informatics. The questionnaire was mainly quantitative, but it also included open-ended qualitative questions. The experts agreed to a large extent on the version 1.0 definition, but some adjustments were made to the definition based on our study. The resulting definition is intended for use in the planning, implementation and evaluation of health care and social welfare education, but it can also be used for polytechnic education. The aim is to develop the digital skills of educators, degree students and in-service trainees in a multidisciplinary way (social and health, business and IT) to meet the needs of working life.

Climate and Culture in Enlightenment Thought

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
David Hume ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Denis Diderot ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Jean Bodin ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Jean Le Rond D'alembert ◽  
Health And Well Being

The debate over climate change, both from natural causes and human activity, is not new. Although the Baron C.-L. de Montesquieu is undoubtedly the best known Enlightenment thinker on the topic of climatic determinism, others, notably the Abbé Du Bos, David Hume, and Thomas Jefferson, observed that climatic changes exerted a direct influence on individuals and society and that human agency was directly involved in changing the climate. Climate—from the Greek term klima, meaning slope or inclination—was originally thought to depend only on the height of the Sun above the horizon, a function of the latitude. A second tradition, traceable to Aristotle, linked the quality of the air (and thus the climate) to the vapors and exhalations of a country. The Hippocratic tradition further linked climate to health and national character. As late as 1779, the Encyclopdédie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond D’Alembert defined “climat” geographically, as a “portion or zone of the surface of the Earth, enclosed within two circles parallel to the equator,” in which the longest day of the year differs in length on its northern and southern boundaries by some quantity of time, for example one-half hour. The article goes on to mention Montesquieu’s position on “l’influence du climat sur les mœurs, le charactère, et les loix des peuples.” The second definition of climate provided by the Encyclopdédie was medical, identified primarily as the temperature of a region and explicated through its effects on the health and well-being of the inhabitants. The idea that climate influenced culture was derived in part from the writings of ancient and medieval philosophers, geographers, and historians, including the works of Hippocrates, Albertus Magnus, and Jean Bodin. With no established science of climatology, Enlightenment thinkers apprehended climate and its changes primarily in a literary way. They compared the ancient writings to recent weather conditions, linked the rise and fall of creative historical eras to changes in climate, and promoted a brand of climatic determinism based on geographic location and the quality of the air.

The Conceptualization of the Natural Environment in Healthcare Facilities: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-47
Author(s):  
Peggy Chi ◽  
Jennifer Gutberg ◽  
Whitney Berta
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Contact Frequency ◽  
Nature Contact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Objectives: To identify how the natural environment (NE) in healthcare has been conceptualized. Background: The NE appears to afford significant therapeutic benefits. A clear concept of the NE in healthcare affords a shared understanding from which to advance science to facilitate comparisons across contexts. In this article, the various meanings of the NE were brought together into one framework by which to map its themes and their relationships. Method: A scoping review was conducted using database searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane for articles published up to July 2018. The bibliography of the included articles were manually searched for published books. Results: This review includes 137 peer-reviewed articles and research-based books from 27 countries. A conceptual framework was developed to identify five themes that conceptualize the NE in healthcare: (1) definitions of the NE in healthcare, (2) processes of the NE in healthcare, (3) usages of the NE in healthcare, (4) opinions about the NE in healthcare, and (5) NE’s impacts on health and work outcomes in healthcare. These themes are filtered by the NE’s physical and programmatic designs; changes in one affect the others. Definitions of the NE are described as human-made space, located in the indoors and outdoors, containing elements of nature and designed with the purpose to positively influence humans. Processes are described as the participatory approach in NE's development and its therapeutic goals. Usages are categorized into nature contact, frequency of usage, and accessibility. Opinions are accounted for by perceptions, preference, and satisfaction. Outcomes are related to physical health, mental health and well-being and work. Conclusions: This framework contributes to the conceptual discussion and emphasizes NE’s complementarity to the biomedical healthcare system.

scholarly journals Urban Living Environment and Mental Health of Older People: A Photovoice Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliya Mysyuk ◽  
Guy Widdershoven ◽  
Martijn Huisman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Visual Tool ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Background Living environment has long been considered an important determinant of health. The aim of this study was to explore older people’s experiences with their living environment, their definition of, and their view on its possible impact on mental health and well-being.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted in Amsterdam among 20 participants, 11 males and 9 females aged 55 to 70 years. We used photovoice as a visual tool to explore older persons’ unique experiences with, and perceptions of their living environment.ResultsOur findings show that social environment plays an important role in defining and shaping the living environment of older people. Older people’s living environment is a place where they feel safe and comfortable, have social contact with others, and stay active and involved.ConclusionPhotovoice was an effective method for documenting visual representation of salient aspects of older people’s living environment and capturing their experiences.

scholarly journals Defining the Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rene Canady ◽  
Jorge Jimenez ◽  
Danesh Thirukumaran
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Population Statistics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Genetic Makeup ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Historical Uses

Race describes cultural, historical, and oppressive relationships in society. The use of race in biomedical and scientific studies has been a powerful tool that can reinforce and alter society’s current assumptions about race. Some of the historical uses of race include evidence for race-based medicine, biological inferiority, and genocide. These uses have all used race as a crude proxy for genetic makeup, rather than a biological expression of the social environment that infiltrates the health and well-being of every American. By defining race and its social and cultural impacts on identity and the human experience within research, the field of biomedicine will improve clarity and integrity in addressing historical, scientific, and clinical inequalities. Currently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not contain a definition of race and uses homogeneous ethnical categories when reporting population statistics. We propose that the definition of race be added in the collection of race data as a requirement of the OMB for nationally conducted research.

Creating Value for a Sustainable Healthcare: The Role of Digital Platforms

2021 ◽  
pp. 239496432110480
Author(s):  
Marisa Faggini ◽  
Bruna Bruno ◽  
Anna Parziale
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Related Services ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being

Currently, healthcare is worldwide one of the most critical service domains, dealing with human being health and well-being. Its importance and significance are also reflected through the Agenda 2030 and its SDGs, which point to guarantee health and well-being for all at all ages. In this sense, this article aims to better investigate if and how specific paths of value creation contribute to healthcare sustainability. The analysis has been conducted assuming a system perspective, which led to approach those dynamics, supported digital technologies and platforms, that boost the sustainability of complex service systems such as healthcare. To this end, a case study analysis has been conducted, investigating the potential of a digital platform in boosting an ongoing path of value creation able to contribute to short- and long-term sustainability of healthcare domain and of the related services. The results of this analysis pointed out that digital platforms can acts as value generation enablers, paving the way for the definition of sustainable paths of value creation.

scholarly journals Trauma-informed care: recognizing and resisting re-traumatization in health care

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000815
Author(s):  
Samara Grossman ◽  
Zara Cooper ◽  
Heather Buxton ◽  
Sarah Hendrickson ◽  
Annie Lewis-O'Connor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Trauma is often viewed as an individual or interpersonal issue. This paper expands the definition of trauma to include the impact collective and structural elements on health and well-being. The need for a trauma-informed response is demonstrated, with instruction as to how to implement this type of care in order to resist re-traumatization. Three examples from healthcare settings across the nation are provided, to demonstrate the ways in which organizations are bringing forward this patient-centered, trauma-informed approach to care.

scholarly journals Exploring silence – exploring ourselves: Sara Maitland’s "A Book of Silence"

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Aneta Wadowska
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
The Way

What is silence? It is more difficult that it might seem to give an exhaustive definition of it in one sentence. Sara Maitland’s “A Book of Silence” is an abundant source of reflection on various kinds of silence. It emerges from the author’s own experiences and from those of other writers on whom she draws. Maitland’s book, along with some of her literary and scientific sources which she refers to, constitutes the basis for the considerations contained in this article, the aim of which is to draw the reader’s attention to the fact that silence is a relative phenomenon and that physical silence, understood as a lack of or muting of audible sounds, can be perceived by an individual either positively or negatively, depending on the circumstances in which the silence is experienced. Additionally, the way in which it is perceived can seriously affect a person’s health and well-being and, in extreme cases, it may even decide someone’s life.

scholarly journals IMPULSIVIDAD Y BÚSQUEDA DE SENSACIONES: IMPLICACIONES DE INTERVENCIÓN EN JÓVENES

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Paloma Gil-Olarte Márquez ◽  
Alline Cristina Cavalcante Souza ◽  
Alberto Paramio Leiva ◽  
Antonio Zayas García ◽  
Rocío Guil Bozal
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Emotional Competencies ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Antisocial Youth ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictive Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract.IMPULSIVENESS AND SENSATION SEEKING: IMPLICATIONS OF INTERVENTION IN YOUTHImpulsiveness and sensation seeking are essential elements in psychological studies interested in contributing to health and well-being of people because they are related to unhealthy behaviors (addictive, disruptive and antisocial). Youth is a stage characterized by a higher frequency of dangerous and impulsive behaviours, especially in highly emotive social events, which favours the increase of these unhealthy behaviours. To test this correlation, we consider: a) explorer the relationship between impulsiveness and sensation seeking; b) analyze gender differences; and c) know the specific dimensions of sensation seeking that have a higher predictive relationship with impulsiveness globally considered and, as well as its dimensions. A sample of 100 university students (52% female and 48% male) with mean age of 21.06 years (SD= 2.19). Outcomes show a statistically significant and positive correlation between the dimensions of Impulsiveness (BIS-11, Barrat, 1985; Spanish version by Oquendo, Baca-García, Graver, Morales, Montalvan & Mann, 2001) and Sensation Seeking (SSS, Zuckerman, Eysenck & Eysenck, 1978, validated by Tous, 1984). Although, the regression analyzes identify Disinhibition as the only dimension of Sensation Seeking with predictive relationship on all dimensions of Impulsiveness. Not finding differences due to gender, we emphasize the importance of including Disinhibition in the impulsiveness intervention programs in young people. Thus, we propose the development of emotional competencies to promote healthier and adaptive behaviours.Keywords: Impulsiveness, Sensation Seeking, Healthy Behaviours, Emotional competencies, Emotional regulationResumen.La impulsividad y la búsqueda de sensaciones son elementos esenciales en los estudios psicológicos interesados en contribuir a la salud y bienestar de las personas ya que se encuentran relacionados con conductas poco saludables (adictivas, disruptivas y antisociales). La juventud es una etapa que se caracteriza por una mayor frecuencia de comportamientos arriesgados e impulsivos, sobre todo en situaciones sociales cargadas emocionalmente, lo que favorece el aumento de estas conductas poco saludables. A fin de contrastar esta correlación, nos planteamos: a) profundizar en la relación entre impulsividad y búsqueda de sensaciones; b) analizar si existen diferencias de género; y c) discriminar las dimensiones específicas de la búsqueda de sensaciones que tiene mayor capacidad predictiva sobre la impulsividad globalmente considerada, así como sobre cada una de sus dimensiones. Para ello, se realiza un estudio expo-facto con una muestra de 100 universitarios (52% mujeres y 48% hombres) con una edad media de 21,06 años (SD. 2,19). Los resultados muestran una correlación estadísticamente significativa y positiva entre las dimensiones de la Impulsividad (BIS-11, Barrat, 1985; versión española de Oquendo, Baca-García, Graver, Morales, Montalvan & Mann, 2001) y Búsqueda de sensaciones (SSS, Zuckerman, Eysenck & Eysenck, 1978, validada por Tous, 1984), ). Si bien los análisis de regresión efectuados identifican a la desinhibición como única dimensión de la búsqueda de sensaciones con capacidad predictiva sobre todas las dimensiones de la Impulsividad. Sin encontrarse diferencias debido al género, enfatizamos la importancia de incluir la desinhibición en los programas de intervención de la impulsividad en jóvenes y proponemos el desarrollo de las competencias emocionales para potenciar conductas más saludables y adaptativas.Palabras claves: Impulsividad, Búsqueda de Sensaciones, Conductas saludables, Competencias emocionales, Regulación emocional

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