well-being

Burnout Prevention and Treatment

Website
High levels of stress can result in feelings of helplessness, disillusionment, and exhaustion. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. The impact of burnout can...

Self-Care: 12 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself

Website
It is vital we practice self-care in order to protect our physical and mental wellbeing. Unfortunately, we fail to practice self-care, leading to fatigue, stress and ill-health. In this blog post, Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. describes the...

The Self-Care Matrix: A Unifying Framework for Self-Care

Scientific article
We are seeing a global rise in long-term noncommunicable diseases, linked with our inability to protect our own wellbeing. The World Health Organization defines self-care as: "the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote...

13th Nordic Public Health Conference

 - 
Reykjavík
, 
Iceland

In the fourth week of June 2020 the 13th Nordic Public Health conference will take place in Iceland.

The theme of the conference is “Health and wellbeing for all – heading for the future”.

The conference is a platform for the Nordic countries to come together, share knowledge, experience and cultivate professional relationships and networks in the field of public health. 

Commission on Alcohol Harm

News
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts. The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...

Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences - Slideshow

Website
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence. Evidence suggests strong links between ACEs and a wide range of health and social problems across the lifespan...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)- Evidence Briefing

Book
There is a pressing need to protect the wellbeing of children growing up within our society. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence. There is clear...

5th Annual Youth Health Conference

 - 
Melbourne
, 
Australia

The Australian Association for Adolescent Health warmly invites you to Melbourne for the 5th Annual Youth Health Conference.

In 2019 we continue our underpinning theme of Owning Future Change – we all have a part to play in taking forward the youth health agenda.