Frontiers in Health & Happiness

By: Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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  • The Frontiers in Health & Happiness Podcast features the discoveries and perspectives of experts in the fields of positive health, happiness, and well-being.
    2024, Frontiers in Health & Happiness
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Episodes
  • From Loneliness to Social Connection with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad

    From Loneliness to Social Connection with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad
    Jan 14 2025
    In the final episode of our Loneliness and Well-being Series, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad discusses the impact of social connections on health and mortality. She highlights the growing concern about loneliness and social isolation, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective policies to address these issues. Dr. Holt-Lunstad also discusses her involvement with organizations like the US Foundation for Social Connection and global initiatives aimed at bringing together researchers, policymakers, and community leaders to tackle loneliness and promote social connection worldwide. Throughout the episode, she underscores the importance of social ties for individual well-being and community resilience, particularly during crises. The conversation encourages collective efforts to advance solutions that enhance social connections and overall societal well-being.
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    26 mins
  • Social Connection and Equity with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi

    Social Connection and Equity with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi
    Jan 6 2025
    In the fifth episode of Frontiers in Health & Happiness, we speak with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology here at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he has taught for more than 30 years. Dr. Kawachi discusses the correlation between loneliness and socioeconomic status and race, his involvement with the World Health Organization’s new Commission on Social Connectedness, and his advice for finding happiness.
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    27 mins

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