New State Rankings Reveal Top 10 Highest and Lowest Well-Being States New state rankings from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® show that, over the seven years that we have been measuring and analyzing well-being, a number of U.S. states have made repeat appearances in the top ten list. Hawaii, which is ranked second this year, and Colorado, which is ranked sixth this year, have made consistent appearances in the top ten list all seven years. Marking its fourth appearance since 2008 on the top ten list, Alaska secured the number one spot for the very first time. Familiar states also appear among the lowest well-being states. For the sixth consecutive year, West Virginia and Kentucky have the lowest well-being in the United States, ranking 50th and 49th, respectively. Other states that have appeared in the bottom ten all seven years are Arkansas, Ohio and Mississippi. Our latest report, “The State of American Well-Being: 2014 State Well-Being Rankings” examines the comparative well-being of the 50 states.
Framework & Handbook - prosuite.org The figure below shows a schematic representation of the new PROSUITE Sustainability Assessment Framework. It is followed by a description of the 5 major impact categories. Impact on human health: The impacts on human health of a new technology include all changes in morbidity and mortality that are caused by the introduction of new technologies, through all possible pathways, including environmental, occupational and as consumer. These can be quantified using the ‘DALY-concept’ (Disability Adjusted Life Years). Impact on social well-being: The social impact includes all impacts on human well-being that are related to inter-human relationships. Impact on prosperity: Technology development is often pursued to increase the quantity and quality of goods and services for consumption. Impact on natural environment: The ‘natural environment’ encompasses the natural ecosystems around the world in terms of their function and structure.