Julia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist and author of THE CONNECTION CURE (Simon & Schuster)—the world’s first book exploring the science, stories, and spread of social prescribing. For her work scaling social prescriptions — referrals to non-medical, community-based activities involving art, nature, movement, and service, she has been featured on NPR, CNN, PBS, and hundreds of other news outlets and podcasts.

An adviser for Social Prescribing USA, Walk With A Doc, and IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research, she has delivered dozens of keynote lectures and workshops to city governments, health systems, universities, community groups, and more. In addition to her own solutions-focused reporting, Hotz helps other journalists investigate evidence-backed responses to today’s biggest problems at the Solutions Journalism Network.