Understanding Wellbeing

Understanding Wellbeing is an accessible introduction to the concept of wellbeing and its relevance to areas of health and social policy.



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:

The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course.

The late Allan McNaught was 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.