"Studies show that individuals who lack social connections are at higher risks of developing conditions including heart disease, stroke, and dementia. Loneliness and social isolation can also increase the risk for premature death by 26% and 29% respectively."
"Last year, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, issued an advisory in which he called attention to a national crisis in social disconnection... almost half of Americans report experiencing loneliness and roughly 40% of U.S. adults say that they don't feel very connected to other people."
"Currently, we don't have someone in the president's Cabinet who is focused on coordinating a national strategy to address this crisis. Other countries... have appointed ministers of loneliness... The next administration has the opportunity to establish a national czar to better coordinate efforts."
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