Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Join Us for Connect+Health virtual event: June 23

Learn the health benefits of social connection and engage with others during this webinar.

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OWH 30th Anniversary

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Office on Women's Health

Connect+Health

Save the Date: Connect+Health session on Wednesday

Please join us Wednesday, June 23rd at 2:00 pm (ET) for Connect+Health, the first event in the Connect+Conversations series. 

The Connect+Health session on Wednesday will focus on the health benefits of social connection and the health risks of isolation and loneliness. You will hear from expert researchers and have the opportunity to engage with people across the U.S. and globally. This session is for anyone who is interested in creating a more connected society —regardless of where you live, how old you are, and whether you know a little or a lot about this topic!

The Connect+Conversations series is led by Social Health Labs and the Foundation for Social Connection with support from Commit to Connect, a national initiative of the HHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the AARP Foundation.


Connect+Health session 

Date: June 23, 2021

Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM EDT

Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3gKtZcw

Speakers:

  • Kasley Killam, MPH: Founder, Social Health Labs
  • Edward Garcia, MPH: Founder, Foundation for Social Connection
  • Kelli Harding, MD, MPH: Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and author of "The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness."
  • Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD: Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University and leading researcher on the long-term health effects of social connection.
  • Marc Schulz, PhD: Professor of Psychology at Bryn Mawr College, Associate Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, and Senior Advisor for the Lifespan Research Foundation.
  • Louise Hawkley, PhD: Principal Research Scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago and leading researcher on the long-term health effects of social isolation and loneliness.

 


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