Rachel Savage, PhD
Rachel Savage is a Scientist at Women’s Age Lab and Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital. She is also an Adjunct Scientist at ICES, and an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Dr. Savage leads an award-winning research program on sex, gender, and loneliness in older adults where she explores the impact of loneliness on individuals and health systems and evaluates community-based strategies to strengthen social connection. Addressing loneliness: strengthening social connection as we age Loneliness is common across all ages, but what causes us to feel lonely depends on who we are, where we live and the life transitions we go through. Understanding how we can feel more connected to ourselves and the world around us is important because being socially connected helps us lead longer and happier lives. This talk will offer valuable insights on loneliness – what it is, its causes and how it affects our health and well-being - and practical advice on what we can do to address it.
Rachel Savage is a Scientist at Women’s Age Lab and Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital. She is also an Adjunct Scientist at ICES, and an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
Dr. Savage leads an award-winning research program on sex, gender, and loneliness in older adults where she explores the impact of loneliness on individuals and health systems and evaluates community-based strategies to strengthen social connection.
Addressing loneliness: strengthening social connection as we age
Loneliness is common across all ages, but what causes us to feel lonely depends on who we are, where we live and the life transitions we go through. Understanding how we can feel more connected to ourselves and the world around us is important because being socially connected helps us lead longer and happier lives. This talk will offer valuable insights on loneliness – what it is, its causes and how it affects our health and well-being - and practical advice on what we can do to address it.
This event is part of the Fall 2025 Speaker series.
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