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Loneliness declared an epidemic


New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating ...

“Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an underappreciated public health crisis that has harmed individual and societal health.

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - HHS.gov

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. 2023. O ur Epidemic.

America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

There is an epidemic of loneliness in the United States and lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 ...

WHO declares loneliness a 'global public health concern'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality ...

Surgeon general declares loneliness epidemic, saying it poses risks ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy says it poses risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes a day, and the crisis got much worse as COVID spread.

Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It's Time to Fix ...

As it has built for decades, the epidemic of loneliness and isolation has fueled other problems that are killing us and threaten to rip our ...

US surgeon general warns about the dangers of loneliness

Vivek Murthy declared a national loneliness and social isolation epidemic throughout the country. He warned that about half of U.S. adults ...

America's Loneliness Epidemic: What Is to Be Done? | Patient Care

Vivek Murthy—issued a report that drew attention to an epidemic that affects 1 out of 2 American adults. Half of us are lonely. Loneliness and ...

WHO declares loneliness a global health concern. Here's how to ...

WHO declares loneliness a global health concern. ... At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of Oasis's in-person programs were suspended.

Loneliness epidemic - Wikipedia

... loneliness being especially common among Americans who lack a college degree. In November 2023, the World Health Organization declared loneliness a ...

Harvard podcast explores loneliness epidemic

Current levels of loneliness in the U.S. are so high that the condition has been declared a public health crisis. The negative health ...

US Surgeon General Warns of 'Epidemic of Loneliness' in America

Vivek Murthy, who previously declared loneliness a public health crisis, has spoken out about "growing isolation" and "the stigma attached to ...

Loneliness is at epidemic levels and it's killing Americans - USA Today

Americans are lonely and it's killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic. ... America has a new epidemic. It can't be treated using ...

Silicon Valley county declares loneliness a health emergency

A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death.

U.S. Surgeon General Cites Loneliness As Serious Mental Health ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, released an 85-page advisory declaring loneliness a new public health epidemic in the United States.

Social Isolation and Loneliness - World Health Organization (WHO)

Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly being recognised as a priority public health problem and policy issue for older people.

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

... declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page ...

Surgeon General discusses health risks of loneliness and steps to ...

The U.S. Surgeon General declared a new public health epidemic in America, loneliness. A new report finds loneliness can have profound ...

U.S. Surgeon General declares loneliness a public health epidemic

People are feeling more alone than ever, putting them at risk for depression and other serious health problems, and the U.S. government is ...

Surgeon general warns loneliness, isolation are an epidemic

Isolation and loneliness are an epidemic as damaging to Americans' individual and public health as smoking and obesity, the surgeon general of the United ...