The Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), recently launched Eudemonia – UM Bridges 2022. As the graduation work of fourth-year students in the department, the publication includes interviews with more than ten experts in the field of psychology, nutrition, education, and sports. The work pieces together different stories and combines information of relevant laws, policies, and data to explore health issues and the lives of Macao residents in the post-pandemic era.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been rampant since 2020. As problems of depression, anxiety and obesity are on the rise, people are increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and it has become a hot topic that cannot be ignored. Amid the pandemic, people are more concerned about physical and mental health. They tend to promote healthy lifestyles, call attention to new trends in healthy eating, and expect changes in public health policies. The World Health Organization defines health as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. Considering that happiness does not only require physical health, but also psychological fulfilment, the students chose the word Eudemonia for the title of the publication — the ancient Greek term from Aristotle means a state of ‘good spirits’, often translated as ‘well-being’.

The publication is divided into four sections: ‘Mind’, ‘Awareness’, ‘Diet’ and ‘Fitness’. The students interviewed over ten experts in the fields of psychology, nutrition, education and sports and collected information of relevant laws, policies and data. Marked by their insightful and unique observations, the students explored health issues that are closely related to the lives of Macao residents. In the publication, they present vivid stories of different subjects, including migrant workers who struggle to make a living, teenagers who are addicted to the Internet, champion coaches who are committed to sports development in Macao, and local residents who explore new ways to cultivate a healthier lifestyle.

For more information about the publication, please visit the Facebook page: umbridges2022 or the Instagram account: umbridges_eudemonia.

https://issuu.com/umbridges2022_eudemonia/docs/pdf_compressed

澳大學生畢業作品關注後疫情時代健康生活

澳門大學社會科學學院舉辦傳播系畢業作品《Eudemonia – UM Bridges 2022》新書發佈會。該書由澳大傳播系四年級學生編寫而成，透過訪問10多位在心理、營養、教育、體育等多個領域的專家，結合相關的法律、政策和數據來寫成一個個生動的故事，從而探討後疫情時代澳門居民的生活方式和健康議題。

2020年以來，疫情肆虐，抑鬱、焦慮、肥胖等問題激增，人們越來越意識到健康的重要性，健康也成為不可忽視的社會議題。在後疫情時代，人們更加關注身心健康，推崇更健康的生活方式，呼籲關注新的健康飲食潮流，並期待公共健康政策有所調整。考慮到世界衛生組織將健康定義為身體、心理和社會健康的狀態，不僅僅是沒有疾病；以及幸福不僅需要身體健康，還需要心理上的滿足，澳大傳播系大四學生特意以出自亞里士多德的古希臘名詞Eudemonia為該書主題，意即“良好精神”的狀態，常譯為“幸福”。

負責《Eudemonia – UM Bridges 2022》的學生鄭瑋璐表示，刊物以“心理”(mind)、“意識”(awareness)、“飲食”(diet)和“健身”(fitness) 4個部分組成。他們除了採訪多位心理學、營養學、教育、體育等多個領域的專家外，還通過搜集相關的法律、政策和數據並加上他們的觀察，探討一個個與澳門居民生活息息相關的健康議題，並以寫實的方式記下每個與現代人息息相關的故事，例如“掙扎在思鄉與謀生中的外勞”、“沉迷網路的少年”、“致力推動澳門體育發展的冠軍教練”等等。

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