On #IWD, how do we value health for all? I'd argue that how we measure our economy & its progress indicators are crucial in achieving this.
Based on 3 guiding principles:
Value planetary health ✅
Value social foundations & equity ✅
Take human health seriously ✅
1/ #bcpoli
Based on 3 guiding principles:
Value planetary health ✅
Value social foundations & equity ✅
Take human health seriously ✅
1/ #bcpoli
As proposed by the @WHO Council on the Economics of Health for all policy brief, valuing Health for All means rethinking and building a whole-of-society approach. 2/ #bcpoli #BCEconomy #GPI
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who.int/publications/m…
We value planetary health, by protecting the integrity of essential common goods such as water and air, and by respecting the ecological boundaries upon which human health and well-being ultimately depend. 3/ #bcpoli #BCEconomy #GPI
Valuing the social foundations and activities that promote equity means championing diversity and investing in social and physical infrastructure to support those in need and enable communities to thrive. 4/ #bcpoli #BCEconomy #GPI
To take human health seriously, we must ensure that every person can thrive both physically and emotionally, and by providing everyone with the tools to lead lives of dignity and opportunity in healthy communities. 5/ #bcpoli #BCEconomy #GPI
Our current measures for societal and economic progress are outdated and no longer work (I’d argue they never did) in guiding us towards a future we want. A future in which everyone is able to fully participate and thrive from their participation. 6/6 #bcpoli #BCEconomy #GPI
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