This document outlines a vision for a network of Community Wellbeing Centers (CWCs) throughout Auckland, New Zealand to promote planetary wellbeing at the community level. It proposes that existing community centers and houses could be transformed into CWCs, which would be run by local communities, prioritize community needs and participation, and facilitate activities and resources to empower communities and improve wellbeing. The goal is to start small with a trial CWC in Orakei and expand gradually throughout Auckland and potentially worldwide to form a global planetary wellbeing network.

1. Planetary Wellbeing
A new role for Health Promotion in the 21st century
John Raeburn

2. Wellbeing is the totality of how good we feel about our lives
We feel great!!

3. It is the opposite of stress, trauma,
suffering and depression
Mental health issues are the world’s #1 health problem –
and rapidly getting worse

4. Richard Horton, Robert Beaglehole, Ruth Bonita,
John Raeburn, Martin McKee, Stig Wall
The Planetary Health Manifesto
Lancet, March 8, 2014
We started with “Planetary Health”, but
realized we needed a new concept of health
We urgently need a concept of
health that … emphasises the
connectedness of each of us to each
other.
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet

5. Folk singer Pete Seeger
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people! It is people! It is people!
A CONCEPT WITH A POSITIVE VIEW OF PEOPLE AT ITS
HEART
Maori whakatauki
Participation,
that’s what’s gonna save
the human race

6. Planetary Wellbeing Network:
Foundation members
Public
Health
Association
Health
Promotion
Forum
Prior
Policy
Centre
2016

7. Planet Community Country World
WELLBEING
PROMOTION
3 ACTION STREAMS AND SPHERES
Today we look at
the People Stream
and Community action

8. The vision…

9. The values…

11. Auckland – New Zealand’s largest city

12. These and many other community centres could become
Community Wellbeing Centres (CWCs)
Auckland has 40+ community houses

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Aim:
A network of
Community
Wellbeing Centres
throughout Auckland

14. • Friendly meeting places for everyone
• Ascertain community’s priorities/wishes
• Facilitate multiple activities
• Provide multiple resources
• Advocate for community
• Evaluation
What would they be/do?
Birkdale Community House
Goals:
Maximum participation,
community control, and wellbeing
On an empowerment/wellbeing agenda:
Beachhaven Community House

15. Everything is done and controlled
by local community people
Glen Innes Ka Mau Te Wero community project

16. And older people are an especially important resource

17. Community environmental projects
will also feature

18. …connectedness-building activities
Above all, the aim is….

19. St Lukes Community Centre in Orakei
is our trial base (just beginning)

20. Orakei
80,000 people, maybe 7-8 Community Wellbeing Centres
Ngati Whatua o Orakei marae

21. The aim is to start
small…
…go slowly…
…and have lots of
fun on the way!
Orakei school children

22. In time, we could potentially
spread throughout
Aotearoa/New Zealand

23. And who knows? –There might eventually be
a global planetary wellbeing network

24. Manifesto for planetary health
Tackling the wellbeing of the planet community by community

25. Let’s do it!