The Divine in the Data
If you are reading this, it is likely you are one of the thousands of people I’ve met walking around the country or perhaps you have rooted for me from the sidelines. Some of you have generously opened your homes…
The Science of Happiness Walking
When the residents of Portland, Oregon or Olympia, Washington or any of the other cities on Leg 13 of the Happiness Walk see Paula Francis and other walkers in their neon "Serious About Happiness" vests, they will likely not realize…
Measuring Well-being: Vermont Leads the Way
The use of population indicators is increasing across our society, but is hardly a new idea. Utilization of population indicators has been with us here in the United States from early in our country’s history – since taking a census,…
GNHUSA to Present at Economics of Happiness Conference
We are so pleased to announce that GNHUSA will be participating in the upcoming "Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like" conference in Royalton, Vermont at the Vermont Law School. The conference, one of four in the U.S. to be sponsored by…
Breaking News: Results Are In for 2017 Vermont Happiness Study!
Results from the 2017 Vermont Happiness study are in, and 78% of Vermonters say they’re happy. This study, a unique collaboration between Gross National Happiness USA, the Happiness Alliance, the Vermont State Data Center and the Center for Rural Studies, explores Vermonters’ dispositions across 11 life domains including social connectedness,…
Animal and Human Wellbeing Are Deeply Interconnected
It's not just we humans—animals planet-wide also need a GNH paradigm to protect their well being, or even, in some cases, their very existence as a species. Human and animal happiness are so deeply interconnected that it’s in our own…
Trust in Government is Essential to Happiness
Division in this country or lack of trust in government? This election has shone an inescapably bright light on the divisions in this country. Yet we know from our conversations on the Happiness Walk that we are all much more…