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Building Connections: Promising Practices to Reduce Older Adult Social Isolation for Age-Friendly Community Initiatives

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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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1 Building-Connections-April-2021.pdf
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    May 17, 2021

  • Subject Area
    • Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
  • Audience
    • Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
    • Government
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