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Rachel Hodgdon

Tackling Racism: Let’s Break the Cycle of Hatred

On the face of it, the US is steadily becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. The latest estimates from the Census Bureau (2020)…

3 min readApr 6, 2021

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Tackling Racism: Let’s Break the Cycle of Hatred

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Rachel Hodgdon

Face Coverings: Not All Masks are Created Equal

At the start of the pandemic, concerns over proximity-based transmission pathways, especially via hand-to-face contact, prompted a…

5 min readMar 24, 2021

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Face Coverings: Not All Masks are Created Equal

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Rachel Hodgdon

Growing WELL: Connecting Communities Through Urban Gardens

Most people connect the concept of biophilia with beautiful natural views, lots of houseplants or design elements that mimic the real…

4 min readMar 22, 2021

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Growing WELL: Connecting Communities Through Urban Gardens

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Rachel Hodgdon

Now Trending: Activating Influencers for the Greater Good

It’s amazing how much power influencers have come to wield within society — especially on social media platforms where brands are…

4 min readMar 17, 2021

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Now Trending: Activating Influencers for the Greater Good

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Rachel Hodgdon

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Raising Each Other Up

Mentorship plays a vital role in professional development. Good mentors will use their personal experience and sector-specific knowledge…

4 min readMar 8, 2021

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Celebrating International Women’s Day: Raising Each Other Up

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Rachel Hodgdon

Customer Stories: Bridging the Confidence Gap

After a year of living with the pandemic, the desire to return to some semblance of normal is universal. As vaccination programs become…

4 min readFeb 26, 2021

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Customer Stories: Bridging the Confidence Gap

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Rachel Hodgdon

Translating Research into Practice: A Blueprint for a Healthier World

The spaces we create and inhabit are intimately and inextricably connected to human health. Simply put, the buildings where we live, work…

4 min readFeb 16, 2021

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Translating Research into Practice: A Blueprint for a Healthier World

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Rachel Hodgdon

Health Equity: Sharing our Struggles for a Fairer Future

In a booming economy, the gap between the haves and the have-nots can appear to be a slim — even bridgeable — barrier. Here in the US…

3 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Health Equity: Sharing our Struggles for a Fairer Future

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Rachel Hodgdon

Climate Change and Human Health: Doubling Down on our Planet’s Greatest Challenge

At scale, human health and planetary health are inextricably linked. What our buildings exhale, we inhale. What our cars exhaust, we…

4 min readFeb 3, 2021

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Climate Change and Human Health: Doubling Down on our Planet’s Greatest Challenge

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Rachel Hodgdon

Advancing Health and Well-being: Celebrity Ambassadors Add their Voices to our Powerful New…

We launched the WELL Health-Safety Rating (HSR) last summer to assist organizations in formulating effective COVID-19 protocols that would…

3 min readJan 25, 2021

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Advancing Health and Well-being: Celebrity Ambassadors Add their Voices to our Powerful New…

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Rachel Hodgdon

Rachel Hodgdon

Rachel Hodgdon is President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute, a public benefit corp with a mission to improve human health and well-being.

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