Each year, we convene the best and brightest thought leaders and change-makers from across the globe. Together, we raise the visibility of our nation’s crisis of connection, spotlight ground-breaking innovations, spur commitments to action, and promote real evidence- and system-based change for a more socially connected future.
11:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Keynote Remarks
11:25 AM
Loneliness & Connection: Society, Culture, & Religion
12:00 PM
Federal Perspectives
12:25 PM
Global Outlook
1:00 PM
NCQA: Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
1:00 PM
Making the Business Case
1:25 PM
Hearing from the Hill
11:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Keynote Remarks
11:30 AM
A SOCIAL Framework: Research and Evidence in Practice
11:30 AM
Loneliness & Isolation: The Lived Experience
12:00 PM
Spotlight on Older Adults
12:15 PM
Exploring New Solutions
12:45 PM
Innovations in the Private Sector
1:15 PM
Finding Help to Feel Far From Alone
1:45 PM
Spotlight on Social Connection in Youth and Young Adults
11:00 AM
Marcia Slater Johnston Award
11:10 AM
Spotlight on Community Action
11:45 AM
Philanthropy in Action: Local to Global
11:45 AM
Workplace Loneliness & Connection
12:30 PM
Meals on Wheels: Enhancing Your Social Connection Programs
1:00 PM
UnLonely Films: A Powerful Way to Connect
1:30 PM
Our Closing Remarks and Commitments to Action
1:15 PM
Fireside Chat with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
One of the main goals of our annual End Social Isolation and Loneliness Action Forum is to spur nationwide organizational commitments to action.
Each year, we aim to engage more stakeholders and inspire more commitments. In 2022, we were proud to highlight sixteen commitments from our friends at Humana, UnitedHealthcare, the AARP Foundation, ACTNow for Mental Health, Peoplehood, Wider Circle, The Motion Picture & Television Fund, DOROT, USAging, Building H, the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation, NeverTechLate, and Visible Network Labs!
For Outstanding Leadership in Community-Based Efforts to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness
Congratulations to the inaugural awardee, Marie Jobling, Founder & Co-Executive Director of Community Living Campaign (CLC). Marie works to bring greater joy, health, and connectedness to seniors and people with disabilities through community-building, empowerment, and advocacy. On behalf of the Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC) and the Coalition to End Social Isolation & Loneliness (CESIL), we thank Marie for carrying on Marcia’s legacy and fostering social connection in her community.
In the first of our two innovations-focused sessions, we hear from creators at the forefront of groundbreaking innovations and will dive into several of the new and exciting solutions designed to directly address social isolation, loneliness, and/or social connection. These entrepreneurs are part of our Evidence + Innovation Hub.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) maintains the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), a comprehensive set of quality measures to assess health plan quality performance. In this session, NCQA presents how they seek to leverage HEDIS to advance health equity through the development of new measures focused on social factors which can contribute to poor health outcomes.
This session explores the landscape of philanthropic efforts to reduce social isolation and loneliness and strengthen connection, from a local level all the way up to a global stage. Philanthropy plays an important role in the world of social health and activism, and we hear directly from some of the impassioned advocates who are leading the charge to a more socially connected future.
Significant contributions to the Action Forum made by Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness Steering Committee Members:
2021 Action Forum
In 2021, the Foundation focused on raising awareness for the global crisis of connection, advocating for national policies, and activating local leaders to affect change in their communities. Audience members learned about efforts made by various levels of government, the role of technology in these efforts, the business and public health case for greater social connection. The event concluded with the announcement of organization-wide commitments to action.
2020 Action Forum
In 2020, the Action Forum convened our Scientific Advisory Council, federal leaders, community organizations, and international partners to increase the visibility of the social isolation and loneliness crisis. The event identified key innovations and inspired commitments to action to overcome social isolation and loneliness.
