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Introduction
“T here is no There is a growing trend, in Canada and internationally,
power for change to recognize well-being as an important indicator of
greater than how a community or a country is doing. It provides a
a community broader picture of a community’s progress than the
discovering what traditional Gross Domestic Product. The Canadian
it cares about” Index of Well-being, first published nationally in 2011,
uses the following working definition of well-being:
– Margaret Wheatley “The presence of the highest possible quality of life in its
full breadth of expression, focused on but not necessarily
exclusive to: good living standards, robust health, a
sustainable environment, vital communities, an educated
populace, balanced time use, high levels of democratic
participation, and access to and participation in leisure
and culture.” The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
will touch on many of the domains listed in that definition,
to provide a glimpse of how Windsor-Essex County is
doing as a community.
United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County has long
recognized one of its central roles is as community
builder. One of the essential ways to build community is
to thoroughly understand the many facets of community.
Data is one of the tools to observe what has been
happening over time. The 2015 Community Well-Being
Report is the third such report which builds on previous
reports in 2009 and 2006, and creates a picture of life in
Windsor-Essex County.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
Introduction
“T here is no There is a growing trend, in Canada and internationally,
power for change to recognize well-being as an important indicator of
greater than how a community or a country is doing. It provides a
a community broader picture of a community’s progress than the
discovering what traditional Gross Domestic Product. The Canadian
it cares about” Index of Well-being, first published nationally in 2011,
uses the following working definition of well-being:
– Margaret Wheatley “The presence of the highest possible quality of life in its
full breadth of expression, focused on but not necessarily
exclusive to: good living standards, robust health, a
sustainable environment, vital communities, an educated
populace, balanced time use, high levels of democratic
participation, and access to and participation in leisure
and culture.” The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
will touch on many of the domains listed in that definition,
to provide a glimpse of how Windsor-Essex County is
doing as a community.
United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County has long
recognized one of its central roles is as community
builder. One of the essential ways to build community is
to thoroughly understand the many facets of community.
Data is one of the tools to observe what has been
happening over time. The 2015 Community Well-Being
Report is the third such report which builds on previous
reports in 2009 and 2006, and creates a picture of life in
Windsor-Essex County.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
