Building Connections: Promising Practices to Reduce Older Adult Social Isolation for Age-Friendly Community Initiatives
This Summary is intended to be a resource to age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) as an evidence-based outline on adapting or developing community programs to increase social participation and mitigate social isolation and/or loneliness in older adults. It provides a brief overview of social isolation and loneliness among older adults and the influence of COVID-19, explores five types of effective programs, offers a list of community program examples, and describes a set of evidence-based strategies and tips to help AFCIs effectively implement or adapt programs.
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Published
May 17, 2021
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Subject Area
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
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Audience
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Government
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Newsletter
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