We’ve developed the world’s first social connection guidelines!

In 1942, Canada led the world by developing nutrition guidelines that provided public health guidance for wartime food rationing. Decades later, Canada developed physical activity guidelines to address soaring levels of sedentary behaviour. These and other evidence-based guidelines have provided straightforward strategies for healthy living and are key tools for clinical and public health practice.

In the wake of COVID-19, declines in mental and social well-being have highlighted the urgent need for Social Connection Guidelines. That’s why we’ve developed such guidelines in partnership with the GenWell Project, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and a wide range of community-based organizations and universities across Canada and around the world.