In-Person

Is Your Environment Making You Lonely? Evidence-Based Strategies for Designing Connected Communities

Presented by Erin Peavy, AIA, EDAC, WELL AP, LEED BD+C, LSSYB
1.0 CE Hours General Introductory
Is Your Environment Making You Lonely? Evidence-Based Strategies for Designing Connected Communities

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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify 3 or more toxic health outcomes associated with loneliness.

  • Describe 2 ways in which the built environment is a determinant of social health.

  • Describe 2 ways "third places" impact social health.

  • Identify 2 or more scalable, evidence-based strategies that lead to social environments that promote meaningful connections.

Description

In a time of hyper connection and communication, many of us report feeling lonely and detached, and there is strong evidence that this has a toxic effect on our health and happiness. Peavey will share an evidence-based framework to design for social connection, examine scalable strategies — some unexpected — that lead to social environments that promote meaningful connections. Huge opportunities await entrepreneurs who can leverage this knowledge to build a future marked by connections that boost our collective health.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Erin Peavy, AIA, EDAC, WELL AP, LEED BD+C, LSSYB

Erin is on a mission to cultivate health, well-being, and belonging through evidence-based, human-centered design. As Vice President, Health & Well-being Design Leader at HKS, she helps integrate research and practice to advance design for health and resilience across the globe. Erin has seen the power of architecture and design to help (or harm) our mental and social health, and has dedicated her career to create places that foster connection, advance health, and combat loneliness. Erin has a talent for making new insights accessible to a wide audience, with work featured in Psychology Today, TEDx, Metropolis, Curbed, Dallas Morning News, Healthline, SXSW, and her own podcast, Shared Space.

Financially Sponsored By

  • The Global Exchange Conference - Exchange Events