Overview

APTA VITAE is a non profit organization that aims to "facilitate the study, research and divulgation in the field of personal wellness". For the World Health Organization, the definition of "wellness" is: "The emotional, mental, physical, social and spiritual state of wellbeing that enables a person to achieve and maintain his or her personal potential in society". The emotional, mental, physical, social and spiritual state makes up the "wellbeing" of an individual, but more than a "state" it is a "dynamic condition" of balance founded on the individual’s capacity to positively interact with the environment despite the ongoing change of the surrounding reality. We spend about 90% of our time indoors, and our physical environment impacts our health more than lifestyle, medical care and genetics: this is why it is so important to think about well-being in built spaces. APTA VITAE intends precisely to share the vision of the role of structures and communities in health and well-being. Moreover, thanks to the Wellference event, APTA VITAE promotes the WELL Building Standard on the real estate market, through knowledge, networking and the community.