quality of life. Using this definition, the World Bank works towards improving quality of life through the stated goal of lowering poverty and helping people afford a better quality of life. Other organizations, however, may also work towards improved global quality of life using a slightly different definition and substantially different methods. Many NGOs do not focus at all on reducing poverty on a national or international scale, but rather attempt to improve the quality of life for individuals or communities. One example would be sponsorship programs that provide material aid for specific individuals. Although many organizations of this type may still talk about fighting poverty, the methods are significantly different. Improving quality of life involves action not only by NGOs but also by governments. Global health has the potential to achieve greater political presence if governments were to incorporate aspects of human security into foreign policy. Stressing individuals' basic rights to health, food, shelter, and freedom addresses prominent inter-sectoral problems negatively impacting today's society and may lead to greater action and resources. Integration of global health concerns into foreign policy may be hampered by approaches that are shaped by the overarching roles of defense and diplomacy. See also Canadian Index of Wellbeing Circles of Sustainability Eudaimonia Flourishing Happiness Human security Positive psychology Quality of working life Rehabilitation psychology Simple living Subjective well-being Well-being Indices Bhutan GNH Index Broad measures of economic progress Disability-adjusted life year Green national product Gender-related Development Index Genuine Progress Indicator Gross National Happiness Gross National Well-being Happiness economics Happy Planet Index Human Development Index Progressive utilization theory Legatum Prosperity Index Leisure satisfaction OECD Better Life Index Post-materialism Psychometrics Right to health Subjective life satisfaction Where-to-be-born Index Wikiprogress World Happiness Report World Values Survey Journals Journal of Business Ethics Social Indicators Research References Further reading Eric Ezechieli, "Beyond Sustainable Development: Education for Gross National Happiness in Bhutan" External links Ethical Markets Quality of Life Indicators The First European Quality of Life Survey 2003 Quality of Life in a Changing Europe, A research project on the quality of lives and work of European citizens Ensuring quality of life in Europe's cities and towns, European Environment Agency AQoL Instruments, Quality of Life Assessment Instruments – Centre for Health Economics, Monash University Australia The Quality-of-Life-Recorder (Shareware/Freeware) – An electronic questionnaire platform for MS Windows and Java with preconfigured adoptions of numerous important Quality-of-Life instruments (including SF-36, EORTC QLQ-C30) in