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- 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 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.
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May 3, 2023 · The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation lays out a framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection, which has never been implemented before in the United States. It details recommendations that individuals, governments, workplaces, health systems, and community organizations can take to ...
May 2, 2023 · 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 cigarettes a day, according to a...
Dec 24, 2023 · Loneliness. Add Topic. Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic. Adrianna Rodriguez. USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:27. America has a new epidemic. It can’t...
Oct 24, 2023 · By Taylor Nicioli, CNN. 5 minute read. Updated 7:00 AM EDT, Tue October 24, 2023. Link Copied! In a new Meta-Gallup survey, 24% of people age 15 and older self-repored feeling very or fairly...
May 8, 2023 · - The New York Times. Student Opinion. How Can We Bring an End to the ‘Epidemic of Loneliness’? At any moment, about one out of every two Americans feels lonely. How can we help one another...
Sep 6, 2023 · Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and more lethal than consuming six alcoholic drinks a day, according to the surgeon general of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy....
Feb 9, 2021 · The global pandemic has deepened an epidemic of loneliness in America. Our report suggests that 36% of all Americans—including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children—feel “serious loneliness.” Not surprisingly, loneliness appears to have increased substantially since the outbreak of the global pandemic.
