Louisville Public Media: Researchers explore how place shapes connection for older adults in Louisville

A research effort in Louisville aspires to understand how neighborhood conditions shape belonging for older Louisvillians.

Loneliness is often treated as a personal problem, but researchers are finding where we live plays a major role in how connected we feel.

Through an effort called “Universal Belonging,” researchers at the University of Louisville and Simmons College of Kentucky are examining how place, policy and community influence connection across the city.

LPM’s Ayisha Jaffer spoke with Lauren Anderson, a program manager at U of L’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and Jecorey Arthur, a researcher and professor at Simmons College of Kentucky.

This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

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