Improving Road Safety: The Critical Role of Post-Crash Care in Saving Lives and Preventing Serious Disability
"It's Not Just About the Economy, Stupid": Prioritizing Well-Being to Build Resilient Societies. Insights from the OECD’s How’s Life? 2024 Report
Patricio V Marquez
December 5, 2024
On November 4-6, 2024, I attended the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s 7th World Forum on Well-being in Rome, Italy, that brought together experts, practitioners, and thought leaders to strengthen approaches for centering multidimensional well-being in policy, measurement, and societal action.
Bloomberg Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health Taxing for Health: A Global Call to Save Lives and Boost Economies
Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Promoting Recovery
Promoting Mental Well-Being for Societies to Thrive
This blog was originally posted on May 21, 2024 under the title "How to promote mental well-being for societies to thrive" at the World Bank Group Investing in Health site: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/health/How-to-promote-mental-well-being-for-societies-to-thrive
Patricio V. Marquez, Lara Fleischer, and Jessica Mahoney
On World Health Day 2024: Let’s Remember that Most Deadly Behavioral Risk Factors Are Preventable
Patricio V Marquez
April 7, 2024
How is Digitalization Enhancing the Delivery of Mental Health Services?
Patricio V Marquez
March 18, 2024
In a recent post, I delved into the mental health and wellbeing-related risks of our growing attachment to digital and social media, particularly among children and adolescents.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Risks from Rising Digital and Social Media Usage
Patricio V Marquez
March 12, 2024
Technological innovation is fueling momentous change in our daily lives.
Safe Water and Basic Sanitation: Critical Investment for Safeguarding Public Health and the Ecosystem in the Galapagos Islands--A World Heritage Site
Patricio V Marquez
January 17, 2024
“I will impart to you a discovery of a far wider scope than the trifling matter that our water-supply is poisoned.”
---Henrik Ibsen
“An Enemy of the People” (1882)
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Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health and Well-Being with Disability in the Workplace
Patricio V. Marquez and Catherine Waithira Mwaniki