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How does life satisfaction impact the healthcare system?

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When: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12–1 p.m.

Where: ICES, G-Wing, Conference Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Who: Laura Rosella, PhD, MHSc, HBSc; Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Population Health Analytics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Site Director, ICES Uof T; Adjunct Scientist, ICES.

Topic: How does life satisfaction impact the healthcare system?

Learning objectives

  1. Explain the construct of life satisfaction and describe how it is related to both happiness and health
  2. To present results from three studies from Ontario where we examined how life satisfaction impacts future health outcomes and the health system, including healthcare costs
  3. Discuss the potential implications of these findings for health systems with a stronger population health focus
Laura Rosella

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