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Happiness by Design An Okanagan Example

Happiness by Design An Okanagan Example. Dr Mark Holder Mark Holland RPP BSC Conference – Kelowna – Nov 2013. Traditional focus of Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience: W hat’s wrong with you? How do we fix it ?. Focus Positive psychology: What is right with you?

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Happiness by Design An Okanagan Example

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  1. Happiness by DesignAn Okanagan Example Dr Mark Holder Mark Holland RPP BSC Conference – Kelowna – Nov 2013

  2. Traditional focus of Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience: • What’s wrong with you? • How do we fix it? • Focus Positive psychology: • What is rightwith you? • How do we promote it?

  3. Why is Research on Happiness Important? • Improvements in the Immune System

  4. There may be more to the relationship between Sneezy and Happy than previously thought!

  5. Why is Research on Happiness Important? • Improvements in the Immune System • Associated with Health

  6. Why is Research on Happiness Important? • Improvements in the Immune System • Associated with Health • Increased Career Success • Improved Investment Returns • Better Relationships • Enhanced Forgiveness • Increased Tolerance • Increased Creativity • Longer Life • How we are Judged by Others

  7. Why is Research on Happiness Important? We desire it!

  8. We shape the place where we live – and thereafter it shapes us(Winston Churchill)

  9. A Developer’s Perspective • Acquire land • Develop concept • Secure financing • Planning and design • Approvals • Construction • Marketing • Businesses, • Residents • Sales

  10. Health: The new top line

  11. Trouble in Paradise

  12. New Monaco – PeachlandGoal: To be the healthiest neighbourhood in Canada

  13. A Framework for Health Planning • Physical • Social • Mental • Spiritual All four needed for happiness

  14. Four Cornerstones of a Healthy Community • Health services • Design for healthy living • A culture of health • Research and monitoring

  15. 2) Designing our communities to support a healthy lifestyle

  16. Complete Neighbourhoods live, work, play, learn, shop, pray

  17. Active Transportation

  18. Healthy Buildings

  19. Active and Natural Landscapes

  20. Healthy Local Food Systems

  21. Arts, Culture and Meaning

  22. The end of “the public”

  23. Long term research and monitoring

  24. Health: An Okanagan Future

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