• Check out the Foundation for Social Connection's Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities

  • Read the new Canadian Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

  • Read our open letter calling on governments across Canada to support social health.

  • Want to connect with other social health champions across Canada? Join us for the Canadian Human Connection Conference.

  • We know how many vegetables to eat and how much exercise to get, but nobody taught us about what we need socially. That's why we’re developing public health guidelines for social connection!

  • Do you have good social health? Take the GenWell Social Health Quiz today!

  • Do you need statistics to support a social prescribing initiative for seniors? Check out our report on social prescribing for seniors.

We are an inter-institutional, community-academic alliance of researchers and practitioners committed to addressing loneliness and social isolation through our three pillars.

Convening, Collaborating, and Capacity Building

Research and Evaluation

Knowledge Mobilization for Policy and Practice

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Check out and get involved with The GenWell Project, a national campaign committed to addressing the issues of social isolation, disconnection and loneliness through the power of human connection

Social Health (noun)

The dimension of an individual's well-being that relates to their relationships and interactions with others — encompassing the sufficiency of their social networks, the quality of their relationships, and their ability to form positive and meaningful connections with others in all areas of their lives.

Do you have questions about Social Health?
We’ve got answers…

  • What is Social Health?

    The purpose of this evidence brief is to examine features of social health and their impact on individual health and wellness.

  • How does loneliness effect health?

    The purpose of this brief is to explain how loneliness contributes to higher rates of morbidity and mortality.

  • What shapes our social health?

    The purpose of this evidence brief is to explore the facilitators and barriers to social health and wellbeing.

  • Do people have different social needs?

    The purpose of this evidence brief is to review the literature examining individual differences in social behavior and needs.

  • What is the value of social connection guidelines?

    The purpose of this evidence brief is to examine the rationale for public health guidelines for social connection.

  • How can we promote social health?

    The purpose of this evidence brief is to provide insight into whether population-level health promotion strategies might help address loneliness and social isolation.

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Have you heard of social prescribing?

Social Prescribing is a revolutionary approach to healthcare that focuses on our holistic health needs by strengthening connections between health and community services to ensure that every person gets the care they need.