Julia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist and author of THE CONNECTION CURE—the first book chronicling the science, stories, and spread of social prescribing. She helps other journalists report on the ideas changing the world at the Solutions Journalism Network.

For her insights on social prescribing, Julia has been invited to speak on podcasts, write for news outlets, teach in medical schools, deliver talks at TEDx, university symposiums, and international conferences, and advise health organizations like Walk with a Doc and Social Prescribing USA.

Before becoming a journalist, Julia worked as a teacher, bartender, pizza server, and summer camp forest ranger. She enjoys running, biking, hiking up mountains, riling up dance floors, budget traveling around the world, and building the longest road around Catan.