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Ground-breaking Survey Reveals Impact of Accommodation on Student Well-being and Experience Across Europe

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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This comprehensive study spanned 40 countries and engaged 3,300+ participants, providing crucial insights into the well-being of higher education students in Europe.

Key Points: 
  • This comprehensive study spanned 40 countries and engaged 3,300+ participants, providing crucial insights into the well-being of higher education students in Europe.
  • The survey, utililising the MHI-5 method, has unveiled important insights underscoring the connection between student accommodation and their overall well-being:
    Availability and Choice: Allowing students to choose their accommodation options significantly boosts their happiness.
  • So, this survey will help inform how best to design and operate student accommodation,” according to Frank Uffen, Founder of The Class Foundation.
  • In conclusion, the SLM survey has illuminated the impact of accommodation on student well-being and experience.

HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS LAUNCH RESOURCES TO DRIVE INCLUSION IN DIGITAL HEALTH MEASUREMENT

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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BOSTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc), a collaborative effort hosted by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), announced a new set of open-access resources to guide inclusivity in the development and deployment of digital health measurement products. In doing so, DATAcc's 46 member organizations offer some of the first tangible solutions for the industry to bridge the gap between recognizing the need for inclusivity with digital health measurements and making inclusivity a standard practice. A free, public launch event is being held today at 11 a.m. ET, during which the experts from the DATAcc Steering Committee and project team will further detail these two suites of products. 

Key Points: 
  • "The DATAcc community collectively agreed that their first priority project should focus on establishing inclusivity as a foundation of digital health measurement.
  • The resources created by DATAcc provide product developers and clinical users with tools to help realize the promise of digital health measurement."
  • "Digital health measurement offers the opportunity to redefine health and disease, inform an improved understanding of disease burden, and improve access to better healthcare.
  • The new resources sit within two sets of toolkits: one for developing digital health measurement products, and the second for deployment .