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 health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.

Episode covers 2026-05-25 – 2026-06-01.

Top papers

• Implementation, Outcomes, and Sustainability of a School‐Based Physical Activity Initiative
• Healthy New Communities: An Equity‐Based Population Health Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for Refugee and Migrant Communities
• Havruta-structured dialogue as a social–emotional competence intervention: multi-stakeholder evidence on university students’ mental health
• Understanding mental health dimensions through socio-demographic, policy and urban planning frameworks
• Deserving, Desirable and Undesirable Migrants: How Routes of Entry Affect Access to Housing Support and Impact Wellbeing

Themes: mental health, work-life balance, sustainability, wellbeing, planetary health, employee well-being, higher education, organizational culture

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, thematic analysis, mixed-methods, case-study

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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 Universalism: Evidence from the Finnish UBI Experiment
• Revisiting the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in a Developing Context: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa
• Public Policy Evaluation of Free Health Social Security: Social Equity, Governance, and Access in Maluku Province
• GENDER EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF WOMEN WELFARE PROGRAMMES IN SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
• Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations

Themes: mental health, wellbeing, work-life balance, governance, COVID-19, sustainability, education, well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, mixed-methods, interviews

In the news

• who.int — Mental health EURO
• news.gallup.com — USA | Gallup Topic
• ec-europa-eu.libguides.com — Recent EU publications - Wellbeing at Work - EC Library Guides
• openknowledge.worldbank.org — Publication: Extending Health Insurance to the Rural Population
• openknowledge.worldbank.org — Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis ...
• oecd.org — The future of health systems - OECD

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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 Kinondoni District
• Inaugural year of regulated psilocybin services in Oregon: safety, motivations, and utilization
• Carbon Emission Trading System, Digital Finance and Individual Health: Evidence from China

Themes: mental health, public health, sustainability, sustainable development, COVID-19, health equity, work-life balance, well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, mixed-methods, case-study, literature review

In the news

• atlasinstitute.org — China's New Role in the World Health Organization
• newvision.co.ug — How China is keeping to its strict 'zero COVID' strategy - New Vision
• thenewsminute.com — India talks mental health, but its budget still tells a different story
• ndtv.com — Better Health For Women, Stronger Economy For India - NDTV
• dailypioneer.com — Hypertension: India's biggest public health emergency - The Pioneer
• healthcareitnews.com — India unveils digital health aggregator platform - Healthcare IT News

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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 Outpatient Pooling Reform on Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Burden: Evidence from China
• Beyond Assumptions: What Students Really Think About School Wellbeing Programs
• Evaluation of the Emergency Response Mental Health Support Program for Ukrainian Refugee Families in Poland

Themes: mental health, public policy, public health, health equity, work-life balance, sustainability, well-being, employee well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, thematic analysis, systematic review

In the news

• caixinglobal.com — China Mandates Nationwide Mental Health Coverage by 2030
• thetricontinental.org — News on China Archives - Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
• atlasinstitute.org — China's New Role in the World Health Organization
• punchbowl.news — Punchbowl News - Breaking news, US politics, Congress news
• amp.dw.com — China's new rules give the West a new headache - DW
• youtube.com — FII Outflows, Weak Exports And Real Policy Needs - YouTube

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