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Impact

Shaping how the world approaches social connection and healthy work

Anjali contributes to guidelines, reports, and research that turn the science of connection and wellbeing into action across sectors.

Guidelines

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection

Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health. The first guidelines of their kind in the world. Anjali provided expert input that informed their development.

Global research

Global research priorities for social connection

A joint initiative of the Department of Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization and the International Scientific Board of the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC). Anjali provided expert input on setting research priorities for social connection.

Leadership

Work Stress Prevention Alliance (WSPA)

Founding member of the alliance developing guidelines on psychosocial hazards at work in the United States.

Report

The SOCIAL Framework in the Work, Employment & Labor Sector

Foundation for Social Connection. Anjali served as a reviewer and contributor.

Leadership

NIOSH NORA Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Cross-Sector Council

Co-chair of the council advancing research and practice on healthy work design.

Fellowship

Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Finland

Research on the socio-cultural and workplace drivers of loneliness and connection. Co-convened Building Social Health at Work: Challenges and Solutions, a policy-focused convening with Finnish leaders in economics, organizational behavior, and health policy, in partnership with the Finnish Association of Work Life Research.

Past work · Education

Work as a Social Determinant of Health course, Wellness Alliance (formerly Wellness Council of America, WELCOA)

Anjali designed this course for wellbeing professionals.

“I am glad that the presenter spent time discussing all the factors of work that can have an impact on health and what companies can do to improve that SDoH to help improve the level of their employees' health.”

Research

Peer-reviewed research on social connection, health behavior change, and worker wellbeing, across the US, Finland, Malawi, and India.

Articles

Social Connection and Worker Well-being

NIOSH Science Blog · November 2023

Making connections

Costco Connection, For Your Health · November 2023

Open to collaboration

Researchers, public health leaders, and policymakers interested in joint research or scalable programs, let's connect.

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