Strategies for Social Connection

Explore promising strategies for advancing social connection, drawn from our SOCIAL Framework Reports and Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities. Each strategy includes the evidence behind it, along with examples from communities putting it into practice.

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- Built Environment
Reform local zoning codes and policies to allow for shared- or mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods
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- Health
Train health care providers in social prescribing and write social prescriptions for community events and activities
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- Health
Offer physical activities and wellness programs
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- Health
Innovate and increase access to telehealth options
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- Transportation
Increase access to affordable, reliable public transportation
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- Health
Promote early relational health in the family unit
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- Built Environment
Fund new or make existing spaces accessible for public gathering in partnership with community members
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- Education
Offer social-emotional learning curriculum or training to build social cognitive skills
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- Civic Engagement
Create and support volunteer programs, including those that provide social connections and interaction among sub-populations (e.g., intergenerational, cross-cultural)
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Explore All Strategies

Reform local zoning codes and policies to allow for shared- or mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods

Train health care providers in social prescribing and write social prescriptions for community events and activities

Offer physical activities and wellness programs

Innovate and increase access to telehealth options

Increase access to affordable, reliable public transportation

Promote early relational health in the family unit

Fund new or make existing spaces accessible for public gathering in partnership with community members

Offer social-emotional learning curriculum or training to build social cognitive skills

Create and support volunteer programs, including those that provide social connections and interaction among sub-populations (e.g., intergenerational, cross-cultural)

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