Health And Wellbeing Analysis

Attaining and maintaining optimal health and wellbeing in a society is a must. To attain optimal health, lifestyle that is health-oriented should be emphasized. Moreover, wellbeing has a close connection to health because it is seen to have correlation in terms of addition of life years, recovery from illnesses, having positive health behaviors and positive outcomes, and has implications toward the relationship between patients and health care providers (Smedley, Stith, & Nelson, 2002). Essentially, wellbeing is an individual’s disposition of feeling good and functioning well, which also comprise his/her life experiences. This is also related to how the individual compares his/her life conditions with existing social norms and values (Keyes,
With this diversity at play, the task of understanding health and well-being towards policy-making is not as easy as it may seem. Hence, researches should go beyond the clinical or biomedical aspect and look deeper into the lifestyles and practices of the community to understand health practices, inequalities and wellbeing in the city. Although multifaceted, understanding experiences of the society could lead to the creation of intervention programs and more health facilities (Wiklund et al.,
Appropriate ethical clearances and consent will also be sought from the University of Oslo Research Ethics Committee. Upon approval of the request to conduct the study, data gathering will commence by establishing rapport with the respondents, which will be done by contacting Filipino organizations/support groups in Oslo or other parts of Norway. Participation in activities and everyday realities of the community as well as interviews will be conducted for this