Frontiers in Health & Happiness

By: Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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  • The Frontiers in Health & Happiness Podcast features the discoveries and perspectives of experts in the fields of positive health, happiness, and well-being.
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Episodes
  • Social Connection and Equity with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi

    Social Connection and Equity with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi
    Dec 13 2024
    In the fifth episode of our Loneliness and Well-being Series, I speak with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, a Professor of Social Epidemiology right here at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he has taught for more than 30 years. Dr. Kawachi will discuss the correlation between loneliness and socioeconomic status and race, as well as his involvement with the World Health Organization’s new Commission on Social Connectedness.
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    27 mins
  • Loneliness and Social Media with Dr. Jeffrey Hall

    Loneliness and Social Media with Dr. Jeffrey Hall
    Dec 11 2024
    Is there a connection between social media use and loneliness? In this episode of Frontiers in Health & Happiness, we explore this question with Dr. Jeffrey Hall, a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, and a former Visiting Scholar at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School.
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    25 mins
  • Loneliness and Health Equity with Dr. Koichiro Shiba

    Loneliness and Health Equity with Dr. Koichiro Shiba
    Nov 13 2024
    In this episode of Frontiers in Health & Happiness, I explore the intersection of loneliness and health equity with Dr. Koichiro Shiba, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University. Dr. Shiba discusses the significant effects of social isolation on mental, physical, and cognitive health, particularly among marginalized communities. He advocates for population-level interventions to promote social connectedness and reduce health disparities.
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    20 mins

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