From Healthy Places by Design, March 2021
NEW REPORT
Socially Connected Communities
Solutions for Social Isolation
In recent decades, people in the United States and around the world have experienced soaring rates of social isolation, with profound impacts on community health and well-being. Healthy Places by Design, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has released a new report that reframes the conversation about isolation and outlines five recommendations for creating socially connected communities.
Socially Connected Communities: Solutions for Social Isolation highlights how social isolation is not a personal choice or individual problem, but one that is rooted in community design, social norms, and systemic injustices.
The lessons and recommendations shared in this report are meant to inspire collective action to solve this complex problem. From architects to educators, faith leaders to health providers, local governments to grantmakers—we all can play a part in creating opportunities that build relationships between neighbors, improve trust, and foster an overall sense of community.
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