02073nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002800133100001400161700001700175700001600192700001500208700001200223245008500235856008900320300001200409490000700421520141300428022001401841       2021                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aHealth (social science)1 aCorbin JH1 aAbdelaziz FB1 aSørensen K1 aKökény M1 aKrech R00aWellbeing as a policy framework for health promotion and sustainable development  uhttps://academic.oup.com/heapro/article-pdf/36/Supplement_1/i64/41730814/daab066.pdf  ai64-i690 v363 a<p>For years Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has served as a key indicator of human progress and “successful” societies. Unfortunately, GDP has failed to robustly capture the human experience or predict resilience through crises; and obscures the presence of inequity -- a key determinant of suffering. It is clear the global community needs a new organizing principle: one that envisions and measures progress by focusing on the conditions that support health, resilience, and overall wellbeing. This paper examines key health promotion concepts and approaches, juxtaposed with philosophical underpinnings of the concept of wellbeing, alternative measurement strategies, and examples of wellbeing policy initiatives. In doing so, the paper highlights the relevance of wellbeing policy frameworks to health promotion, the utility of health promotion strategies for implementing wellbeing policy frameworks, and controversies and pitfalls that require consideration. The paper concludes by outlining how health promotion is uniquely poised to contribute to wellbeing policy frameworks that promote the sources of human and planetary thriving through sustainable development, and that promoting a wellbeing agenda can strengthen efforts to promote health by addressing social determinants and ensuring universal access to resources that support coping with emerging challenges and strengthen resilience.</p>
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