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Course: NEW! The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier
by Kasley Killam MPH

CE Credit Hours: 14
Fee: $64

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A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.

Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. However Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection. Relationships not only make us happier, but also are critical to our overall health and longevity. Research shows that people with a strong sense of belonging are 2.6 times more likely to report good or excellent health. Perhaps even more astonishingly, people who lack social support are up to 53% more likely to die from any cause. Yet social health has been overlooked and underappreciated—until now.

Just as we exercise our physical muscles, we can strengthen our social muscles. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. An antidote to the loneliness epidemic and an inspiring manifesto for seeing wellbeing as not only physical and mental, but also social, The Art and Science of Connection is a handbook for thriving.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:

  • Define social health.
  • Describe why social health matters.
  • Identify what contributes to social health and what detracts from it.
  • Compare social health to both physical health and mental health.
  • Evaluate current social health using a three-step method.
  • Guide others/clients to discover their unique social health style.
  • Equip others/clients with strategies and habits needed to cultivate and sustain meaningful connections.
  • Identify and incorporate a resilient mindset to help navigate loneliness, rejection, and conflict.
  • Use inspiring examples of people from diverse backgrounds who are thriving thanks to connection to motivate others/clients to cultivate social health.
  • Enact actionable insights to help others/clients to develop a sense of community in their neighborhoods, at work, and online.
  • Describe the innovative ways that doctors, teachers, and entrepreneurs are catalyzing a movement toward a more socially healthy society.
  • Generate conversations about the topic of social health and advancing opportunities to enrich my own social health, other people’s social health, and our collective social health.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

  • This course is suitable for CE for beginning, intermediate and advanced level clinicians.
  • The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
  • The printed book or eBook is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
  • Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version of the test. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
  • You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.
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Bio: Kasley Killam, MPH

Kasley Killam, MPH, is internationally recognized as a leading expert in social health. As a graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, sought-after advisor and keynote speaker, and founder of Social Health Labs, Killam has been improving global well-being through connection for over a decade. Her collaborations with organizations like Google, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Economic Forum contribute to building more socially healthy products, workplaces, and communities. Killam?s insights can be found in outlets such as the New York Times, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and the Washington Post. Connect at kasleykillam.com. (About the Author, information is from the book cover)