World Happiness Report

Finding Happiness in a Phone

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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CHICAGO, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Happiness Calculator is a new app for those serious about increasing their happiness. The app tracks activities and reveals levels of happiness with a real-time Happiness Score. The app offers users a practical way to find out what makes them happy.

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  • New App Happiness Calculator is Adding Joy, Increasing Mental Wellness for Teens Through Seniors
    CHICAGO, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Happiness Calculator is a new app for those serious about increasing their happiness.
  • The app tracks activities and reveals levels of happiness with a real-time Happiness Score.
  • "The Happiness Calculator is not a toy, it's a valuable tool for people committed to having a better life," says David Bloom, app creator.
  • Users rate activities on a happiness scale of 1-10, then view their daily, weekly and monthly Happiness Scores.

FINAVIA: Fly to the Happiest Country in the World, Finland, With Five Direct Connections

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Finland is a unique travel destination, and you can fly there with five direct connections from the United States.

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  • Finland is a unique travel destination, and you can fly there with five direct connections from the United States.
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    According to the international World Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world in 2024.
  • Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in 2024 for the seventh year in a row.
  • “The past winter season 2023–2024 was record-breaking and European airlines opened almost 20 new direct flight connections to airports in Lapland.

Proof Positive & Members of its Nationwide Autism Wellbeing Alliance Celebrate Global Commitment to the Autism Community on International Day of Happiness

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- March 20 isn't just a date on the calendar; it's the International Day of Happiness, a United Nations-led global movement promoting happiness and wellbeing for all. To celebrate, Proof Positive, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading the science and skills of happiness, is leading the charge with an inclusive approach to foster wellbeing among autistic people, their families, providers and the communities that care about them.

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  • Proof Positive aims to advance equality and champion happiness for all by ensuring the autism community is included in the international wellbeing movement.
  • Individuals, classrooms, teams and organizations can download Proof Postive's free International Day of Happiness Toolkit with themed activities and social media posts.
  • "with posters, flashcards and more to celebrate the International Day of Happiness on this important day and every day.
  • Furthermore, Proof Positive will also team up with its Autism Wellbeing Alliance members to create International Day of Happiness events across the country to showcase their good work and efforts to help elevate the wellbeing of their local communities:

ADP Canada Happiness@Work Index: Workers' Happiness Levels Remain Flat in February

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2024 /CNW/ - The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index ("Index") finds workers' sentiments plateau in February, as workers' self-reported overall happiness remains unchanged despite secondary indicators going up.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2024 /CNW/ - The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index ("Index") finds workers' sentiments plateau in February, as workers' self-reported overall happiness remains unchanged despite secondary indicators going up.
  • The National Work Happiness Score for February 2024 is 6.7/10, remaining unchanged month-over-month from January.
  • "Despite an unchanged Work Happiness Score this month, February reshuffles the cards, with some regions climbing to the top three for the first time.
  • Notably, Atlantic Canada is the happiest this month, with Alberta seeing the greatest increase in satisfaction levels and now tying with Québec," says Heather Haslam, Vice President of Marketing, ADP Canada.

Enterprise Health Adds AI Capabilities to its Occupational Health Software Solution

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Health, a leading provider of occupational and employee health software solutions, today announced the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities designed to streamline time-consuming clerical tasks and provide improved clinical decision support. Wellby, the new AI assistant, uses GPT technology based on the OpenAI HIPAA-compliant platform. 

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  • FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Health , a leading provider of occupational and employee health software solutions, today announced the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities designed to streamline time-consuming clerical tasks and provide improved clinical decision support.
  • "While there is a great deal of buzz around the future promise of AI to help improve the practice of medicine, Enterprise Health is making the technology available to clients today," explained Jeff Donnell, president of Enterprise Health.
  • The HIPAA Workflow enables Enterprise Health to transmit content, including PHI, to OpenAI using an encrypted API.
  • The introduction of Wellby builds on Enterprise Health's long history with AI which integrated machine learning from the application's inception.

ADP Canada Happiness@Work Index: Workers' Sentiment Plateaus in October

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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October sees levels of satisfaction remain stagnant, with the exception of a few positive indicators across regions.

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  • October sees levels of satisfaction remain stagnant, with the exception of a few positive indicators across regions.
  • TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index ("Index") for October remains the same as September, still measuring on par with the Index benchmark of 6.7/10 from November 2022.
  • The only workers reporting a decrease in their Work Happiness Score for this month are those located in Atlantic Canada and Ontario.
  • "As workers settle back into their fall routines, and this being a busy period across different sectors and industries, happiness levels plateau in October, confirming the effect of the current economic conditions on workers in Canada," says Shawna Gee, Director of Marketing, ADP Canada.

Helsinki's Cultural Renaissance: How the City's Unique Programs are Enhancing Lives from Childhood and Beyond

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Now Helsinki, Finland's capital, reveals three ways in which art and culture play pivotal role in fostering a good life from early childhood.

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  • Now Helsinki, Finland's capital, reveals three ways in which art and culture play pivotal role in fostering a good life from early childhood.
  • Making art and cultural services accessible to a wider audience has also positively contributed to overall happiness.
  • The City of Helsinki has been a leader in making cultural experiences more affordable and appealing to a broader audience, all while maintaining world-class standards.
  • With a diverse range of unique cultural events and experiences planned for 2023, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Global Times: Chinese people are the happiest in the world, Ipsos survey shows

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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Recent international surveys showed that the happiness of people in the Chinese mainland has largely increased in recent years, with one of the survey reports suggesting that Chinese people are among the happiest in the world.

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  • Recent international surveys showed that the happiness of people in the Chinese mainland has largely increased in recent years, with one of the survey reports suggesting that Chinese people are among the happiest in the world.
  • Chinese people are more inclined to feel happiness in kinship and social relationships, Zhang said.
  • "Chinese society is a society of interpersonal relationships, and good interpersonal relationships have a great impact on the happiness of Chinese people," said Zhang Jiehai.
  • The Ipsos survey found that 70 percent of British people considered themselves happy, a 13 percent drop from 2022.

Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis are some of the happiest places to live according to new report

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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This has prompted more people to believe that a country’s success is based on the happiness of its citizens.

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  • This has prompted more people to believe that a country’s success is based on the happiness of its citizens.
  • The consensus around how happiness should be measured can become an operational objective for governments around the world.
  • According to the World Happiness Report (WHR) 2023 , the Caribbean region has above average happiness level.
  • WHR develops insights into the happiness levels of each country, through GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, corruption and generosity.

Happiest Countries Prove Resilient Despite Overlapping Crises, According to Survey Cosponsored by illycaffè

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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TRIESTE, Italy, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the publication of the first World Happiness Report in 2012, there is a growing consensus that happiness can be promoted through public policies and the actions of business and civil society. Moreover, happiness and well-being can be usefully measured in a number of ways, including through surveys of people's satisfaction with their lives.

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  • "Changes in rankings that have taken place have been continuations of longer-term trends, such as the increases seen in the rankings of the three Baltic countries.
  • The report takes a closer look at the trends of how happiness is distributed, in many cases unequally, among people.
  • This gap is small in countries where almost everyone is very unhappy, and in the top countries where almost no one is unhappy.
  • Happiness gaps globally have been fairly stable, although there are growing gaps in many African countries.