Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness
The mission of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness is to build a rigorous and interdisciplinary science of positive health, happiness, and well-being with a focus on health equity, and to translate the science to influence practice and policy.
Kresge Building 6th Floor
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Mission and Vision
Mission
The mission of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness is to build a rigorous and interdisciplinary science of positive health, happiness, and well-being with a focus on health equity, and to translate the science to influence practice and policy. We aim to achieve our mission through:
Center researchers and affiliate scientists conduct primary research on the interconnections between physical, social, and mental health, and evaluate the impact of interventions to improve all three domains of well-being for people across the world. Dialogue and collaboration between scholars are promoted through seminars, workshops, and symposiums.
We nurture and empower future researchers through our Dissertation Research Awards, which fund groundbreaking doctoral research; our Seed Grants, which support innovative faculty projects; our Student Interest Group, which empowers students to lead well-being workshops; and our Summer Internship Program and Research Assistant opportunities, which provides students with hands-on research experience.
The Center translates recent research findings and promising practices in the domains and health and happiness, and communicates them to an audience of policymakers, practitioners, news media, and the public, with the goal of positively influencing public health practice and policy. Through effective communication that incorporates evidence-based guidance, we strive to bridge the gap between research and its practical applications, ultimately contributing to improved public well-being.
Vision
The Center hopes to transform thinking in public health and medicine from a deficit- to asset-based approach, with the goal of achieving complete physical, social, and mental well-being for all, without distinctions between racial, socioeconomic, political, or geographical factors.