Healthy Places by Design

We are grateful and proud of our decade-long partnership supporting the Active People, Healthy Nation™ Walkability Action Institute (WAI) which provides interdisciplinary teams a deep dive into the concepts, processes, strategies, and projects necessary for activity-friendly communities. The WAI continues to build on significant past wins including participation by 99 teams from across the nation, leveraging nearly $540 million to improve activity-friendly communities, and reaching more than 60 million people in 36 states! The WAI is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and led by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). Healthy Places by Design serves as a WAI faculty member, and co-organizer and facilitator of the National WAI Alumni Network community of practice. https://lnkd.in/euzVBNMC #publichealth

Resources from last week's Socially Connected Communities Network webinar are now available! Download the Nurturing Cogenerational Social Connections resource guide, webinar recording, and slides. These materials provide a wealth of information on the topic, as well as highlights from the webinar featuring Eunice Lin Nichols with CoGenerate and Daniel Pryfogle with Sympara. Be sure to register for our next webinar, Transformative Narratives for Socially Connected Communities on January 22 from 3-4 pm ET which will be followed by a discussion group from 4-5 pm ET. Download materials here: https://lnkd.in/e8HFfYxr Register for the 1/22 webinar here: https://lnkd.in/eYzFd4D7 #communityhealth

Tip on cultivating power-building collaboration: Know when you are facilitating versus collaborating. While both serve important roles in processes related to community improvement and transformation, collaboration and facilitation are distinct. Successful collaboration is dynamic and fosters shared and meaningful participation from all partners throughout the phases of an initiative. Facilitation is more focused on creating a structure or environment that makes effective collaboration possible. If facilitation goals are prioritized over collaboration, it can result in sticking to inflexible agendas and timelines, and stifling organic and timely conversations and priorities that can most positively impact the community. Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter to receive more tips: https://lnkd.in/eGmhVQ38 #collaboration

Our partners with Commit to Connect and engAGED Center launched a Call for Innovations to identify interventions, programs, and services that are addressing social isolation and loneliness. Submit your organization’s programs, interventions, or services by 12/13 to be featured in the online Social Engagement Innovations Hub! Administration for Community Living

Learn more about our work to support communities in strengthening social connections! We recently partnered with the Kitsap Public Health District, Kitsap Mental Health Services, Kitsap County, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington state to host a countywide Strengthening Our Connections workshop. By the end of the workshop, the over 80 participants were inspired to collectively create action plans with strategies they will implement toward building a culture of connection across the county. Let's explore ways we can provide tailored support in your community efforts! hello@healthyplacesbydesign.org. #mentalhealth #publichealth

Save the Date! Healthy Places by Design is excited to co-host the 2025 Social Connection Conference on October 28-30 in Atlanta, GA with our longstanding partners the The Foundation for Social Connection ! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and network with other changemakers to strengthen social connections across scales and sectors. Sign up here to stay up to date on all conference announcements including an upcoming call for abstracts: https://lnkd.in/gtMwSaAX #wellbeing

Join us tomorrow, November 13, for an informative discussion about cogenerational approaches to positively impact social connections and community health! The webinar starts at 3 pm ET and will highlight actionable community strategies from Eunice Lin Nichols, Co-CEO of CoGenerate, and Daniel Pryfogle, Co-Founder and CEO of Sympara. A discussion group will follow the webinar starting at 4 pm ET and will provide you with an opportunity to discuss cogenerational approaches with the webinar presenters and participants who are also working to nurture community cogenerational connections. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gVcgpdXm

Our commitment to unity is stronger than ever. The results of this week's elections indicate that we are a nation divided. No matter who won, a portion of us are happy and an equal portion of us are not. Such divisiveness can understandably garner feelings of hopelessness and threats to our well-being and core values. Our hope is that we heal and bridge the divides. The blog we wrote four years ago following the 2020 election - Mending Divided Communities with the Thread of Social Trust (https://lnkd.in/drtVHJx) - is still relevant, even with a different presidential election outcome. If you're wondering how to face your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues who voted differently than you did, read Finding Common Ground in Divided Places (https://lnkd.in/eGi6MVb2) which we wrote following the 2016 election, and starts with "Dear Neighbor." Bottom line - we must rebuild unity with each other and within our communities. We remain steadfast to the words in our 2020 blog, "Creating a trusting country starts by creating socially connected, trusting communities at the local level through collaborative, community-led, place-based efforts. We have a lot of work to do, and we're ready. We hope you'll join us." - The Healthy Places by Design Team #resilience Photo source: www.freepik.com

Our webinar, Nurturing Cogenerational Social Connections, will take place next Wednesday, November 13 from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET. Participants will learn cogenerational approaches that emphasize mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between generations to increase social connections and positively impact community health. Stay after the webinar to engage in a deeper discussion with presenters and peers about how to nurture cogenerational connections in your community. During this webinar we’ll hear from subject matter experts, Eunice Lin Nichols, Co-CEO of CoGenerate, and Daniel Pryfogle, Co-Founder and CEO of Sympara. You can register now here: https://lnkd.in/e2yCKare And, sign up for our network newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gmCiDWZQ. #publichealth

Mark your calendars! We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Social Connection Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, from October 28-30th. We hope you’ll join us and other change-makers as we build the field and catalyze a movement across scales and sectors. Sign up here to stay up to date on all conference announcements: https://lnkd.in/gtMwSaAX