Lo sguardo socio-fenomenologico per connettere benessere individuale e bene comuneSocio-Phenomenological Perspectives to Connect Personal Wellbeing and the Common Good

Health and education are fundamental aspects of human and social development, which we will ana- lyze through the lens of the Socio-phenomenological approach applied in both health promotion and education. Health is constitutively related to education, and it cannot be intended just as a psycho- biological condition. Self-determination of our own health requires assuming responsibility and ac- tive citizenship. The right of deciding about our own health cannot be automatically accomplished through an «innate» capacity, but it requires education, metaphorically intended as a flywheel that initially allows the individual to acquire awareness of his/her health needs/desires and, later, to assume a political position in the community, in order to make those needs/desires acknowledged. How can we avoid to reduce health promotion activities in schools and community to standardized practices, which do not consider the embodied needs/desires of the individuals? The Socio-phenomenological approach calls to the «human» component of preventive activities, connecting the individuals’ need for wellbeing with the common good.