human wellbeing
People are an important part of the Puget Sound ecosystem and restoring and conserving it includes caring for ourselves. Our human wellbeing work aims to help everyone live a healthy and fulfilling life.
People are part of nature and the wellbeing of one depends on the wellbeing of the other.
What is Human Wellbeing?
Human wellbeing is the ways in which people benefit from engagement with the natural environment of Puget Sound. Wellbeing includes familiar aspects of human health, like physical and psychological health, as well as social, cultural, and economic wellbeing.
Two of our six recovery goals inWashington State Statute (RCW 90.71.300) address human wellbeing:
- A healthy human population that is supported by a healthy Puget Sound and is not threatened by changes in the ecosystem.
- A quality of human life that is sustained by a functioning Puget Sound ecosystem.
You can read more about how we measure human wellbeing here.
Human Wellbeing and Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice is an important part of human wellbeing. It is applied across all six of our ecosystem recovery goals by applying our Environmental Justice Principles, especially those that help communities involved in recovery efforts.
You can find more information about Environmental Justice within our human wellbeing work:
- Learn about Washington’s HEAL Act.
- Learn more about the Partnership’s Equity & Environmental Justice Program.
The Equity & Environmental Justice Program promotes accountability, builds relationships, advances education, and advises across these three work areas and the larger work of the Partnership.
Human Wellbeing across our work
We focus on human wellbeing in three areas of our work. Select one of the work area examples below to learn more.
Last updated: 06/05/25
