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The Sunshine Vitamin
Vitamin D , sometimes known as the sunshine vitamin because the body manufactures it in response to sunlight on the skin, is increasingly being thought of as important in preventing a variety of chronic illnesses. Vitamin D deficiency is now a strong suspect in Scotland's poor health record, which gives it some of the highest rates of heart disease and cancer in Europe and, overall, chronic disease in the world. Another obvious characteristic of Scotland is its weather. Its geography and the Gulf Stream combine to give it a particularly damp, overcast climate where sunlight levels can be as low as parts of the Arctic Circle.
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State of happiness
A new report from the Young Foundation and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) highlights that promoting and influencing happiness is no longer an airy aspiration. As the recession forces difficult public spending choices, services focused on wellbeing are delivering widespread economic and social benefits - especially to children.
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NESTA Age Unlimited
NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) has launched a new programme in Scotland called Age Unlimited, looking for people in their 50's and 60's in Scotland to come forward with new ideas that could be turned into live community projects which would improve the lives of older people (people in their 70's, 80's and above).
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A Happy Sustainable Scotland?
Forward Scotland is carrying out it's second survey into people's attitudes to their well-being in Scotland, now we are in 2010. They believe that societies that pursue sustainable development will
improve the well-being of people and the communities in which they
live, for the long-term. Further that this can only be achieved by integrating
economic, environmental and social impacts. Follow the
hyperlink to the 2010 survey .
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More Power to Your Elbow?
What picture springs to your mind when someone says the words 'renewable energy'?
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Equally well: the importance of place
Following the publication of “Equally Well”, the report on the Ministerial Task Group on inequalities and health, the Healthy Environment Network have announced that the environment and inequalities will be the focus of their next network meeting, to be held on 4 February at the Tolbooth, Stirling.
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Trust in credit this recession
NHS Greater Glasgow reported last week that people in the West of Scotland were more likely to trust their neighbour than 4 years ago. Further the survey results suggest that people have a more positive view of their quality of life and community safety over the same period.
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Measuring what matters
Earlier in 2009, the Community Development Alliance Scotland (CDAS) held an event in Dundee to explore the topic of society and wellbeing. Excellent range of speakers inc Nic Marks from the New Economics Foundation and Ron Coleman from Nova Scotia. A report is out now.
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Health work and wellbeing challenge fund
The UK government has announced a new £4 million grant scheme, The Health Work and Wellbeing Challenge Fund. The funding is available over two years to support small and medium sized businesses carry out new initiatives to boost staff health and welfare.
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Green space improves health
The BBC reports that Dutch scientists in research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health says that close proximity to green space is a significant contributory factor in reducing rates of mental ill health.
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The Happy Planet Index 2009
Published a wee while ago is the 2009 version of the Happy Planet Index researched and published by the much respected New Economics Foundation .
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Lazy Environmentalist
In The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, Josh Dorfman takes you inside the latest developments in green living to demonstrate how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and your planet too.
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Well-being in the diasterzone
Just out and published on a periodic basis, the Community Mental Health and Well-being bulletin draws together research from across the world and is the creation of the Disaster and Development Centre based at the University of Northumbria .
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A new network for Well-being research
A new BeWEL ('Behaviour for Well-being, Environment & Life') Exploratory Research Network has been launched, which is funded under the ESRC's Understanding Individual Behaviour research initiative, in collaboration with the MRC and BBSRC.
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Achieve domestic goddess status and help the environment all at once
Would you like to grow your own fruit, vegtables or flowers, but have no garden? It's not an uncommon position to be in, particularly for the majority of us who live in urban areas, and finding an allotment is often the start of a long wait on a list.
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New funding for play
Announced on 11 August 2009, Go Play is a new grant programme to support play activities in Scotland. A total of £4million is being made available by the Scottish Government over the next two years, which will be distributed by Inspiring Scotland.
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More people using greenspace
Greenspace Scotland reports that nearly two-thirds (63%) of Scots use their local greenspaces for recreation and exercise each week. That's a massive increase, up from 49%, when the survey was first commissioned 5 years ago.
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The Return of the Happy Planet
There are sequals and prequals a plenty this summer but we welcome the return of the New Economics Foundation's award winning Happy Planet Index .
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Make IT Happy
Can IT make you happy? If you're 9 to 11 years old and you think your school has an idea of how it can, then there is a competition for you to enter. Make IT Happy 2009 is open for applications from schools until 31 July 2009.
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Feeling good in Greenwich
'Feeling Good About Where We Live' is an initiative by the London Borough of Greenwich that focuses on improving local people's environment and living space leading to improved mental health.
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National Accounts of Well-being
Nic Marks from the New Economics Foundation was in Scotland last week, advocating a well-being focussed approach to measuring society's progress.
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Our bad attitude
The Scottish Government has published its survey results into the attitudes and behaviours of the Scottish people towards the environment. People say the environment is important yet behaviourally not really doing much about making it better.
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Scotland's youth depressed
A report this weeek from the Princes Trust says that one in ten young people in Scotland are depressed.
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New Local Food Directory
A new local Food Directory for Forth Valley is offering free online advertising for businesses or community projects
who produce, grow, process, sell or serve produce originating from
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Square Foot Gardening Shoots Up
Forth Valley Food Links are pleased with their new 'Square Foot Gardening' programme following the running of a 'Taster' event in Denny at the end of November.
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Landshare
I'm sure we are all familiar with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his
campaign for local food, but it seems that the River Cottage people
have now set up a website to help people find land to grow food on.
Log on to landshare.net to register.
New Online Travel Calculator To Encourage Kids To Walk To School
To support International Walk to School Month, a new interactive online Travel Buster tool has been launched today - a colourful cartoon calculator aimed at showing 7 - 11 year olds that walking, or cycling, to school is healthier for them and their local environment.
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Scotland is Beautiful
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Wellbeing a lot better than GDP as a measure of progress
Forward Scotland rejects the premise that economic growth, as expressed by GDP should be the principle means of measuring progress. A nation that embraces the principles of sustainable development would seek to achieve a more equitable balance between the spheres of the environment, the economy and society.
Our latest research with partners the Scottish Council Foundation discusses and proposes a a basket of subjective indicators which could be used as an alternative to GDP. We think it makes sense to explore these kinds of topics and challenge traditional thinking.
Glasgow Hidden Gardens
This project comprises of the conversion of an industrial site to the rear of the Tramway Arts Centre into dedicated and unique public gardens.
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