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Article: Healthy habits promote happiness.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(DOING BETTER AT DOING GOOD)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2009
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Byline: Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
As the health care debate rages, from presidential proclamations to angry shouting matches at town-hall forums, some provocative develop
ments overseas warrant our attention.
No, we're not talking about whether some countries have mastered health information technology or resolved the infamous public-versus-private debate. Rather, we're talking about Britain's new happiness czar, Bhutan's goal of pursuing gross national happiness (GNH) and an Australian elementary school's new multimillion-dollar well-being center.
As common sense indicates, there's a link ...