1. 5 Ws of Journalism What is the measure of the quality of life? Who What When Where Why

2. Material Wealth The number of cars we own Homes, clothes, computers, salary, job…

3. Friends, Family Health and Love Relationships Spirituality Helping Others Hobbies

4. Copenhagen: The Good Life Why does Copenhagen have a great quality of life?  Transportation  Public Health  Education and Employment  Security and Safety  A Clean Environment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbzI-iDSJSg

5. The Happy Planet Index How do we measure how happy people are living in their county? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1o3FS0awtk&feature=channel

6. Economic Definitions GNP Gross National Product GNP may not be the best measure. GNP measures production not happiness.

7. New Measures? Economic measures are not the best measures of health and happiness in the world. How should we measure quality of life?

8. Decisions and Resources Military SpendingEducation and Health

9. Jobs or the Environment? Economic Development Environmental Protection

10. Costa Rica: A Happy Country  No Army  Health Care  Education  Green Country  Peace Education  Life Expectancy

11. Questions to Discuss  Does technology change your quality of life?  What are the indicators of quality of life? How should we measure it worldwide?  What do you need for a great quality of life?  Describe your quality of life on a scale of 1 to 10.  How does the environment in Brazzaville affect your quality of life?

12. Questions to Discuss  What can you do to improve the quality of your life?  What should your government do to improve the quality of life for all its citizens?  What does having children do to your quality of life?  Can money alone buy quality of life? How much money do you need?  Will your quality of life get better or worse in the next 10 years? Explain.