Public Health H475 - Epidemic of Loneliness colloq

Spring
2024
01
1.00
Gloria DiFulvio

M 4:00PM 5:15PM

UMass Amherst
20166
Arnold Room 104
gloria@schoolph.umass.edu
This 1-credit colloquium is open to students who have completed or are enrolled in PH 475: The Epidemic of Loneliness: On Social Connection, Belonging and Public Health. Loneliness and social isolation are common experiences for college students. According to the American College Health Association, a survey of 48,000 college students revealed that 64% of respondents felt "very lonely." Students enrolled in this colloquia will discuss strategies to address loneliness in college students and will use the concepts from class and develop a podcast series of topics for college students.

Open to Commonwealth Honors College students only. Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in PH 475

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.