Researcher · Field-Builder · Public IntellectualWhat happens when local communities have the power to care for their own wellbeing? The answer is reshaping health, democracy, and the social contract.Dr. Kate Mulligan is a writer, health geographer, and policy leader who works alongside communities as Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow, founding Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, Co-chair of the International Social Prescribing Collaborative, and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.
Health happens in relationships and at the neighbourhood scale.Kate Mulligan works at the intersection of political ecology, health geography, and community organizing to support the social and physical infrastructure that helps communities weather disruption and is vital for human survival. She is a leading global expert on social prescribing, community leadership, and the dynamic connections between healthcare and community.
The Commonwealth Fund · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Public Health Agency of Canada · Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada · Federal Reserve Bank of New York · WHO Europe · Kaiser Permanente · Park People · Azrieli Foundation · The Walton's Trust · Stanford University · Oxford University · University College London · Department of Canadian Heritage · KPMG Canada ...
CBC · BBC · The Globe and Mail · Maclean's · Toronto Star · Wired UK · Business Insider · TVO · CTV · National Post · NPR · The Canadian Press · ABC Radio Australia, The Hill Times ...
Kyoto · New York · Berlin · Sydney · Toronto · Cardiff · London · Paris · Brussels · Singapore · Canberra · Montreal · Vancouver · Washington DC · Boston · Philadelphia · Dallas · Halifax · Hamilton · Michigan · Taipei ...
The Lancet Primary Care · BMJ Global Health · BMJ Open · BMC Primary Care · Campbell Systematic Reviews · Journal of Integrated Care · Social Science and Medicine – Health Systems · Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada · Canadian Family Physician · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · Public Health · Health & Place · PLOS One · Routledge Geographies of Health · Springer Social Prescribing Policy Research and Practice ...
One of..."...Canada's most provocative thinkers."
- Provocation Ideas Festival"...the University's most compelling thought-leaders and brilliant professors."
- University of Toronto"...the best and brightest thinkers and leaders in Canada."
- Healthcare Excellence Canada & The Commonwealth FundGlobal Social Prescribing Changemaker Award · Best International Social Prescribing Scheme · Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship · Lori Chow Health Promotion Award · Excellence in Health Communications ...
Policy + Advisory
Strategic advisory for governments, systems leaders, communities and implementers worldwide.Communications
Hundreds of invited keynotes across North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Canada's first graduate course on social prescribing. Regular contributor available for print, radio, and television.Research + Evaluation
Collaborative research with health systems, governments, researchers, and communities. Program evaluation, evidence synthesis, community engagement, knowledge mobilization and translation.