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#DYK – Social isolation and loneliness were such risks to health?
WHO is leading global efforts to improve social connection and the world’s health.🆕 WHO Commission on Social Connection – led by @Surgeon_General & @AU_YouthEnvoy
More https://t.co/NHcvN60XeM pic.twitter.com/MoMmpUpBJM— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 16, 2023
Loneliness can have a serious impact on our health and well-being — it increases the risk of early death and developing dementia, stroke and cardiovascular diseases.
We need to talk more openly about it. It’s OK to reach out.
Thank you @jogumanstudio for working together with… https://t.co/j5wZJpqVE1
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 16, 2023
If a lonely person actually just smoked 15 cigarettes a day, they wouldn’t be bothered by the loneliness anymore. And it would balance out.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality effects are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
WHO has launched an international commission on the problem – led by the US surgeon general, Dr Vivek Murthy, and the African Union youth envoy, Chido Mpemba – of 11 advocates and government ministers, including Ralph Regenvanu, the minister of climate change adaptation in Vanuatu, and Ayuko Kato, the minister in charge of measures for loneliness and isolation in Japan.
So glad @WHO is tackling social connection at a global level. Our connections to one another are vital to our health and well-being. I’m looking forward to the work ahead. https://t.co/q8ve5GFmMG pic.twitter.com/xRoz52zjo6
— Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) November 15, 2023
It comes after the Covid-19 pandemic halted economic and social activity, increasing levels of loneliness, but also amid a new awareness of the importance of the issue. The WHO commission on social connection will run for three years.
“[Loneliness] transcends borders and is becoming a global public health concern affecting every facet of health, wellbeing and development,” said Mpemba. “Social isolation knows no age or boundaries.”
The health risks are as bad as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than those associated with obesity and physical inactivity, according to Murthy.
Yeah. People are definitely isolated and alone.
I’m not sure that is a health threat, however.
“Currently, 1 in 4 older people experience social isolation, and 1 in 6 adolescents is socially isolated and lonely, though this is likely an under-estimate.
Social isolation and loneliness affects both physical and mental health.
It is associated with up to a 50% increase in…
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2023
“We need global leadership to identify the ‘best buys’ and help deliver the resources needed to implement these solutions.
That is why, today, I’m proud to announce the launch of WHO’s Commission on Social Connection.
This is the first global initiative to tackle the epidemic…
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2023
