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Wednesday June 23, 2:00 - 3:30pm EDT
Register for this webinar.
Join us for Connect+Health, the first event in the Connect+Conversations series.
This session 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 US 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!
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.
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 ACL and the AARP Foundation.
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