On May 2nd, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released a new Advisory report called Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community, sharing the harmful effects of loneliness and social isolation on individuals’ health and well-being.
Did you know loneliness and isolation increase the risk of developing or worsening health problems like heart disease, anxiety, high blood pressure, dementia, depression and diabetes? The antidote to these problems? Social connection.
San Francisco Village’s mission to operationalize love for elders in an ageist society by mobilizing the power of intergenerational
We’re grateful to the U.S. Surgeon General for bringing attention to this critical issue that affects us all. The Advisory report offers a collection of medical research data and recommendations that support the work we do at San Francisco Village. Two of the recommendations for individuals are to “invest time in nurturing your relationships through consistent, frequent, and high-quality engagement with others”, and to “seek out opportunities to serve and support others.”
Read the report here and please share it with your friends, family, and neighbors about the importance of social connection.
Sara joined the team in 2018. She brings with her 20 years of experience in community development, philanthropy, and organizational management. She completed her bachelors at George Washington University and her masters at UC Berkeley. Her career focus has been on evaluating how community groups run from year-to-year and strengthening daily processes to increase institutional success. Sara loves travel and global development issues, particularly a non-profit she founded 10 years ago focusing on students’ access to school in Cambodia. Sara is raising her family here in San Francisco.
Maya is a public relations and communications professional with more than a decade of experience; her expertise includes consumer products and technology PR, as well as event management and content development. She has been a pro-bono consultant with the Taproot Foundation since 2012, and has participated in three service grants to date. Maya attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated with a BA in mass communications and a minor in political science.