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Loneliness is a real health issue — and these steps can help save lives.

AARP
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NYT article on the topic of managing loneliness, including a quote from AARP Foundation President, Lisa Marsh Ryerson.

New York Times
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Consumer Technology Association (CTA) webinar on using technology to address social isolation during COVID-19.

Consumer Technology Association
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AARP Take on Today podcast featuring volunteers behind the AARP Friendly Voices call center and how they're helping others combat social isolation and loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic.

AARP
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The guidance around preventing exposure to and the spread of Covid-19 makes doing these activities much more difficult.

CNN
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Loneliness, we know from the research, can be as bad for your health as smoking. It’s more predictive of mortality than obesity. And loneliness itself was a pandemic long before covid-19 got its name.

The Washington Post
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