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Health SDG and the Aurora Network

Health SDG and the Aurora Network. Professor Kristy Sanderson BSc(Psych) PhD(Psychiatry) Chair in Applied Health Research School of Health Sciences Aurora - Grenoble 28 May 2019. @ KA_Sanderson. Health SDG and the Aurora Network. 1. Identify an opportunity for Aurora academic cooperation.

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Health SDG and the Aurora Network

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  1. Health SDG and the Aurora Network Professor Kristy Sanderson BSc(Psych) PhD(Psychiatry) Chair in Applied Health Research School of Health Sciences Aurora - Grenoble 28 May 2019 @KA_Sanderson

  2. Health SDG and the Aurora Network • 1. Identify an opportunity for Aurora academic cooperation. • 2. Present an idea of how research in Health & Wellbeing can be connected with “Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation” as a need of society and a charge to universities.

  3. My research career: an integrated approach to mental health and wellbeing in organisations and populations Prevention: How can workplaces become health-promoting to prevent poor wellbeing and depressive and anxiety disorders? Positive: How can we build positive capabilities in individuals and organisations like resilience, hope and optimism? Manage Illness: What are the cost-effective options for low and middle-income countries in tackling the high burden of depression?

  4. 3.4 Promotion of mental health and wellbeing 3.c Recruitment, development and training of the health workforce

  5. Who is the health workforce of the future? • It’s not just student health professionals • It’s our student teachers, geographers, environmental scientists, engineers, lawyers, economists, computer scientists, business majors, social entrepreneurs

  6. 1. Opportunity for Aurora academic cooperation

  7. Our collective expertise in research across disciplines Creating health-promoting universities RESEARCH STUDENTS Wellbeing & resilience What we teach Health literacy Innovations in promoting mental health and wellbeing Health workforce of the future Social and environmental determinants of health Healthy workplaces Brain & behaviour Our educational processes Healthy lifestyles Student supports Digital health

  8. UEA Wellbeing • Interest Network • A grassroots initiative • Grown to 100+ members in a few short months • Inclusive: academics from all Faculties, students, professional staff, support services for students and staff

  9. UEA Wellbeing • Interest Network Aims • Interdisciplinary research agenda on wellbeing of individuals, organisations and communities • Improving the wellbeing of our own university community, including feeding in to VC’s Taskforce

  10. Wellbeing Network Promote shared metrics on tracking university community wellbeing (students and staff) Cross-institution test bed for developing/adapting new interventions Explore common curricula to produce global citizens with high health literacy Integrate into existing Aurora Themes

  11. 2. Connecting research in Health and Wellbeing with Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  12. World Economic Forum, March 2019

  13. Are social entrepreneurs more or less at risk? • Personal health experiences may be motivator • Different pathway to business • How can we encourage innovators to adopt health-promoting business practices in their regions/countries?

  14. A research agenda for mental health and wellbeing of entrepreneurs and innovators Prevent harm: Promote investor awareness and resourcing of mental health and wellbeing as part of their investments Positive: Broaden success metrics to include individual and community wellbeing Manage Illness: Destigmatise mental health problems through entrepreneurs as public champions of help-seeking World Economic Forum, 2019

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