Books
Explore a curated selection of recent books from writers who have explored the role of non-clinical interventions in the treatment and prevention of disease. In part as a response to the work of Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and as social prescribing enters the mainstream, we anticipate a proliferation of books on loneliness, social connection, and their relevance to healthcare.
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The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Belonging
Julia Hotz (Simon & Schuster 2024)
In the first-ever book on social prescribing, journalist Julia Hotz explores the practice through scientific evidence and moving patient stories. As she presents and analyzes the case for social prescribing, Hotz examines how the practice can transform patient care, including a shift from ‘what’s the matter with you’ to ‘what matters to you’ in treating illness.
In addition to numerous accolades from world experts in happiness and health, The Connection Cure was selected as a ‘best public health book of 2024’ by Harvard Public Health.
Kasley Killam, MPH (Harper Collins 2024)
Social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam advocates for the need for social health — the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected — to truly flourish.
As she explores the science of human connection, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. A handbook for thriving, The Art and Science of Connection presents a simple framework for understanding, evaluating, and bolstering your social health to cultivate and sustain meaningful connection now and throughout your life.