What's Well & Good in Policy

From China’s Double Reduction policy to Norway’s measures of mattering and discrimination, this week follows how formal rules become everyday health, access, and quality-of-life conditions. Covers 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-19; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal bas...

Wellbeing policy looks different when the focus shifts from individual blame to the design of support systems, from welfare rules to older-adult care. Covers 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-12; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to menta...

This episode follows wellbeing from national indicators to primary care, asking why some measures fade while nature-based referrals and welfare programs try to deliver concrete gains. Covers 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-05; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic inc...

From adolescent social life under total phone bans to expanded ADHD prescribing in New Zealand, this week asks what turns formal policy into usable care. Covers 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-28; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to me...

Wellbeing policy looks different at the point of delivery, from older adults’ care networks to volatile COVID restriction messaging and tools that measure stress, belonging, and daily functioning. Covers 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from univer...

From China’s free influenza vaccination for older adults to U.S. state paid sick leave rules, access design becomes the week’s central wellbeing question. Covers 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-14; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to m...

Wellbeing policy gets stress-tested where systems meet daily life: pensions shift retirees’ income, laws shape TGD mental health, courses target work participation, and noise becomes a public-health burden. Covers 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-07; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, f...

This week follows social routes to wellbeing, from Canada’s GDP-happiness gap to UK community-led organisations and internet access for older adults in China. Covers 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance...

A 15-year Belfast greenway follow-up and Broadband China quasi-experiment sit beside a planned Scottish Child Payment natural experiment and UK solitude diaries. Covers 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-24; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insuran...

This week follows cash transfer barriers in Nairobi, post-greenway inequalities in Belfast, and US wellbeing valuation as policy ambition meets delivery. Covers 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to me...

A reduced work schedule pilot and trans-affirming school leadership findings put worker wellbeing at the center of this week’s policy picture. Covers 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-10; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health...

Remote employees reported higher wellbeing than hybrid or onsite peers, while a paid-leave synthesis links leave guarantees to retention, maternal health, and infant survival. Covers 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-03; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and...

Formal entitlements and national campaigns matter most when the surrounding systems help people trust, reach, and use them in daily life. Covers 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-27; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supp...

Across UK child welfare limits, U.S. paid family leave, and flexible work for adult care, the episode asks when policy changes the conditions that shape wellbeing. Covers 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-20; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insur...

New papers connect urban regeneration, early-life greenness, youth climate distress, telework, and basic-income linkage to the practical question of how wellbeing policy gets measured. Covers 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-13; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic in...

From Australia’s R U OK? Day to UK early-years microsimulation, the episode asks what policy can do when wellbeing is measured, delivered, and tested in detail. Covers 2026-06-29 to 2026-07-06; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insuranc...

Across 116 qualified papers, the clearest thread is that wellbeing policy works when support matches the setting, affected people, and delivery system. Covers 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-29; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to ment...

From social media and adolescent mental health to water access in Uganda, the week points toward policies built on measured risk, reachable services, and local trust. Covers 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health in...

A 10-hour workweek increase is linked to more fatigue and less sleep, while city, migration, and food insecurity findings put implementation at the center of well-being policy. Covers 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and...

This week follows how eligibility becomes real help or exclusion when governance, reimbursement pathways, digital identity, and frontline bureaucracy shape access. Covers 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-08; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insur...

Wellbeing gains appear where access routes, staffing, governance, and lived experience are built into housing, healthcare, schools, and city policy. Covers 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental...

From Finland’s UBI trial to Beyond GDP implementation, the episode asks how universal promises survive local inequality, mental health system gaps, and budget rules. Covers 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-25; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Research papers related to ISQOLS SIG "Public Policy Health And Welfare" Episode covers 2026-05-18 – 2026-05-25. Top papers Regional Inequalities and the Plea for...

Research papers related to ISQOLS SIG "Public Policy Health And Welfare" Episode covers 2026-05-11 – 2026-05-18. Top papers Enhancing teacher occupational wellbeing: the critical role of working environment in Chinese primary schools How to Find the Most Inclusive Living Wage Assessment of Government Support for Social Security Services on Improving the Socio-Economic Welfare of Retirees in Kinond...

Research papers related to ISQOLS SIG "Public Policy Health And Welfare" Episode covers 2026-05-04 – 2026-05-11. Top papers Matthew D. Adler, Risk, Death, and Well-Being: The Ethical Foundations of Fatality Risk Regulation (New York: Oxford University Press, 2025) Ignorance is Whose Bliss: The Repeal of Compulsory Premarital Health Examinations and Marital Outcomes in Rural China The Impact of Out...