This session examines how social activities mediate health outcomes, reviews interventions for loneliness in chronic disease, and explores integrating social prescribing into disaster preparedness to strengthen community resilience.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PMThu

MCA - Harbourside Room

Speakers

Anne Williams

HealthWISE Integrated Care Manager

HealthWISE

Dr Candice Oster

Senior research fellow in the Caring Futures Institute

Flinders University

Dr Karine Manera

Research Fellow at the Sydney School of Public Health

The University of Sydney

Dr Kritika Jain

Health Promotion Officer

HealthWISE

Session Chair: Dr Candice Oster Presentations from: Dr Candice Oster The Mediating Role of Social Activities in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Quality of Life. Dr Karine Manera Systematic review of interventions to address loneliness and social isolation in people with chronic physical diseases Dr Kritika Jain & Ms. Anne Williams Strengthening Community Resilience: Integrating Social Prescribing in Disaster Preparedness