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Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
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The Power of Placemaking to Build a Stronger Social Infrastructure
In the United States, there is an epidemic that is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It’s be
en linked to heart disease, strokes, dementia, and other ills.,
Placemaking and community building are critical to combatting an epidemic of loneliness.
, This placemaking doesn’t happen by accident. It requires an intentional focus.
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: A Public Health Forecast
What this thought leader thinks could improve the US response to the pandemic
In this interview ser
ies from the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and PBS' Next Avenue, experts from the Center's
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Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Issues The Power of Purposeful Aging: Culture Change and the New Demography
LOS ANGELES—In a report released today, the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging explains
the many physical and cognitive benefits that older people gain when they provide service to others, and the broad social and economic opportunities tha
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How to Make U.S. Cities Blue Zones for Healthy Longevity
New York Times bestselling author, Dan Buettner has traveled the globe visiting the places in the wo
rld where higher percentages of people enjoy long, full lives, areas dubbed “Blue Zones.” He founded Blue Zones LLC to help people live longer, healt
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