Federal Partners Webinar Recording: Social Isolation and Loneliness
Four Federal Agencies held a webinar, the second in a Focus on Aging: Federal Partners' Webinar Series, September 28 on "Social Isolation and Loneliness."
The series is a joint project of four of the federal agencies that support the health and wellness of older adults in the US: the Administration for Community Living, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Institute on Aging. The webinars are addressing important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community, and other stakeholders in aging. Each webinar will include information specific to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, as well as their caregivers.
Presentations and speakers included:
- Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults During COVID-19: Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS, and Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS, University of California San Francisco
- Social Isolation & Loneliness: Interrelationships with Health & Well-Being in Older Adults: Louise Hawkley, PhD, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Managing Symptoms of Dementia, Maintaining Function, and Accessing Services During Isolation: Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, PhD, RN, University of Michigan School of Nursing
- Identifying and Serving People Living Alone with Dementia: Don Smith, Area Agency on Aging at United Way of Tarrant County
- I-CONECT Project: Using Video Chat to Reduce Social Isolation and Improve Cognitive Health: Hiroko Dodge, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University
To watch the first webinar on supporting older adults in emergencies, click here.
To watch the second webinar on social isolation and loneliness, click here.
To learn more about the series, click here.
