Transformative Narratives for Socially Connected Communities

Narratives convey the deep values and beliefs about the way we view the world and the ways in which our communities operate. They can often be more powerful than facts or data in influencing public opinion and community practices. Dominant narratives can either help or hinder efforts to create equitable and socially connected communities. Join us to explore how transformative narratives can support socially connected communities. Joanne Lee, Senior Project Director with Healthy Places by Design, will share about the Narratives for Health initiative and its process to develop national socially connected communities narratives. Tina Crave, President and CEO of the Greater Watertown Health Foundation, will describe her partnership’s process for tailoring narratives to fit local community context.

Register here to join the live webinar on Wednesday, January 22nd from 3-4 pm ET, and hold time in your schedule to join the post-webinar discussion group from 4-5 pm ET to engage in deeper discussions with presenters and peers about how to develop socially connected communities narratives in your community.

The Socially Connected Communities webinars are recorded and made available on Healthy Places by Design’s YouTube channel for public access. The discussion groups are conducted in Zoom meetings. The discussion group session is recorded for internal purposes and is not shared publicly in order to provide a safe and confidential space for participant engagement.

Webinar registrants are automatically added to the Socially Connected Communities Network communications list and can opt-out at any time.