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The Institute on Aging aims to foster education & research regarding the well-being of older adults and their families. BC Talks Aging:

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BC Talks Aging provides free online learning modules focusing on older adults and featuring Boston College scholars. https://t.co/LMY38E1rVZ

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Open discussion here today hosted by the @oxfordhub about loneliness amongst the elderly with Dr. Kellie Payne of @EndLonelinessUK at 5.30pm https://t.co/EC4S8eP8Rn #endloneliness #oxfordhub #turlstreetkitchen

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Follow the @AASWSWorg Grand Challenge to Eradicate Social Isolation to remain current on this important topic. Learn more about Social Isolation and older adults in these short videos featuring @BCSSW faculty and staff: https://t.co/gtbvy3kwrl https://t.co/i7iAWU96fi

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Join us as we work to Eradicate Social Isolation: https://t.co/xRHGHrNB2j @AASWSWorg @IOAatBC @carriefjohnson

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Advanced directives are important, learn more about them here: https://t.co/ASgkCgyuoN https://t.co/3WxZKV6d6T

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Should you lay out the medical care you want if you're later diagnosed with dementia? https://t.co/ELMpeMzvNa

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Cohousing and communal living, another tool to eradicate social isolation. https://t.co/ASgkCgyuoN @AASWSWorg @AARPCares https://t.co/Pq7Xh5duQH

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Cohousing: a growing concept in communal living
https://t.co/pdV7WBC5zC

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BCSSW faculty contribute to new book "Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society" from @oxfordpress, writing on issues related to #aging, #technology, #socialisolation, and #equality. @AASWSWorg @BCResearchNews #up4thechallenge https://t.co/b903xcF6Wd

[The John A. Hartford Foundation @johnahartford]

New @alzassociation 2018 Dementia Care Practice Recommendations https://t.co/8QUjCNaMno based on a comprehensive review of current evidence, best practice & expert opinion

[CRR Boston College @RetirementRsrch]

A battle to hold on to pensions — and the dreams they carried https://t.co/czrXgbAcSQ via @BostonGlobe

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2/14 Capitol Hill #Dementia Care Practice Recommendations event https://t.co/5yQrmBIGsl 8am-12.30pm ET, researchers & members of Congress discuss ways to improve quality of care & quality of life for those living w/ dementia

[IAGG @IAGG_2021]

IAGG's Executive Committee meeting is underway in New York City. It is an exciting time to be working together globally to further IAGG efforts and champion important issues on aging.

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If the risks involved with social isolation/loneliness are as high as obesity and smoking then we need to screen for them just as we do for obesity and smoking. Health and mental health workers should look to the tools available: https://t.co/gtbvy3kwrl @OnPointRadio

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Worse than being obese. As bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The dangerous effects of loneliness, w/ @jholtlunstad and @vivek_murthy

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This distinction is critical. Isolation and loneliness can exist together but are not necessarily linked. @aaswsw https://t.co/95uudJqKkm

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@vivek_murthy "Someone can be isolated and not feel lonely," @jholtlunstad says. "Likewise, someone can feel lonely but be surrounded by others. Our data show that both of these significantly predict premature mortality." https://t.co/D6LPLMmz0h

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@vivek_murthy @jholtlunstad As a doctor in Boston, @vivek_murthy found "the most common illness I saw was loneliness."

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This is why eradicating social isolation is an @AASWSWorg Grand Challenge for Social Work. Loneliness is an important component of isolation. We take smoking and obesity very seriously, social isolation and loneliness need to be elevated to that level. https://t.co/ASgkCgyuoN https://t.co/CMR4uWsXKl

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Worse than being obese. As bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The dangerous effects of loneliness, w/ @jholtlunstad and @vivek_murthy

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@MassGovernor announced in #MASOTC: "We’re pleased to announce that AARP has formally designated Massachusetts as one of only two #agefriendly states in the country."

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Loneliness kills. It's an epidemic. It could be as bad or even worse than smoking or obesity. We're taking a look at 11/10c w/ @vivek_murthy, @jholtlunstad and Jacqueline Olds: https://t.co/D6LPLME9RP

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Important discussion on @OnPointRadio today at 11 AM. Social isolation and loneliness are an epidemic in this country, on par with smoking and obesity. Learn more about this @AASWSWorg Grand Challenge at https://t.co/gtbvy3kwrl … and https://t.co/JKxJ9TeY4H … @BCSSW @AARPCares https://t.co/WUj7rPmzpY

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Loneliness is an epidemic. https://t.co/D6LPLME9RP

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Read @BCSSW Prof. Lubben's new article "Addressing Social Isolation as a Potent Killer!" here: https://t.co/FBeY04R6R7. @AASWSWorg

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Read @BCSSW Prof. Lubben's new article "Addressing Social Isolation as a Potent Killer!" here: https://t.co/FBeY04R6R7. @AASWSWorg

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Learn more about how to measure social networks and how to identifying social isolation using the Lubben Social Network Scale in @BCSSW Prof. Lubben's short videos that can be found here: https://t.co/gtbvy3kwrl https://t.co/YV2Q1D8E5P

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.@EQUIDE_Ibero translates Prof. Lubben's #socialnetwork scale for use w/ older Mexican & Mex/Amer. adults RT ¿Cómo adaptar escalas para su identificación clínica e investigación en adultos mayores mexicano y mexicano americanos? #EQUIDESalud @Mvilar213 https://t.co/hLo96nKu2f