Abstract

Understanding Wellbeing provides students, professionals and practitioners of health and social care with the essential resources for understanding and promoting wellbeing. The book includes case studies, activities and reflection points to engage the reader with both the theory and its practical application.

The book provides an overview of the concept of wellbeing and its relationship with and role in health, including:
•Psychological aspects of wellbeing — mind/body influences, psychology, spirituality
•Physical aspects of wellbeing — food, exercise, genetics, health promotion
•Social approaches to wellbeing — social policy, culture, environment, housing, education, information

The Editors:
Anneyce Knight is Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich
Allan McNaught is Principal Lecturer at the University of Greenwich.
The authors are a multi-professional group of health academics with considerable national and international experience across the statutory and non-statutory sectors.