Understanding the influences on mental wellbeing at an individual and community level

Wednesday 26th October 2022
With Public Health Network Cymru

Mental well-being is fundamental to health and well-being.  Public Health Wales aims to launch a new programme of work, Hapus, which is partly about having a national conversation to encourage people in Wales to focus on what is important to them for their mental well-being and to make time to participate in activities that promote and protect.

The programme is underpinned by an evidence-based conceptual framework which depicts key elements of mental well-being and the interaction between individual and community wellbeing. The framework recognises how we think and feel is influenced by a range of psychosocial factors, past and present experiences, our health behaviours and health status, as well as wider determinants of health. Our status and interactions within communities also influence mental wellbeing.

Using this model as a basis ‘Hapus’ aims to improve people’s understanding of mental well-being and encourage people to engage with evidence-based activities which can help protect and promote wellbeing, such as engagement with the natural environment, the arts, heritage and culture.

We want you to be part of a national conversation and this webinar is the start of our journey.

Learning Outcomes:

• Increased knowledge and understanding of the Public Health Wales’ Conceptual Framework for Mental Well-being and the Hapus programme
• Increased knowledge about the components of good mental well-being

Speakers:

• Emily van de Venter, Consultant in Public Health (Health Improvement), Public Health Wales
• Carol Owen, Principal Health Promotion Specialist, Public Health Wales