Summary:

This project will lay the groundwork for Positive Health, a new approach to improving health that focuses on "health strengths," instead of the traditional emphasis on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The premise is that Positive Health is a buffer against physical and mental illness and, more importantly, that low-cost interventions can be designed to increase a person's health strengths. Such interventions could provides some low-cost options that improve health and reduce costs. The anticipated deliverables include: (1) a formalized concept of Positive Health; (2) identification of variables that appear to be strong predictors of Positive Health; (3) identification of interventions that could help people improve performance on those predictors; and (4) ideas for further development of the field.

Grant Details:

Approved award: $2,771,990
Awarded on: Jul 25, 2008
Time frame: Aug 15, 2008 - Dec 14, 2011
Grant number: 63597

Grantee:

University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
120 Logan Hall
249 South 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
(215) 898-6341
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Contact Information:

Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D. (Project Director)
seligman@psych.upenn.edu
Phone: (215) 898-7173