Loneliness Thought Leader Series featuring Dr. Ashwin Kotwal, April 3, 2024
A distinguished group of community members came together at an event by Peninsula Family Service to discuss loneliness in San Mateo county, they include:
David Canepa, San Mateo County Supervisor
Ana Pulido, CEO, Peninsula Health Care District
Heather Cleary, CEO, Peninsula Family Service
Ashwin Kotwal, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, UCSF
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San Mateo County to commit $1 million to fight loneliness by Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 2024
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Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a public health emergency by Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2024
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How — and why — you should increase your social network as you age by Judith Graham, The Washington Post, 2023
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‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes by Melody Schreiber, The Guardian, 2022
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Loneliness and Social Isolation: Podcast with Carla Perissinotto and Ashwin Kotwal by Alex Smith, GeriPal, 2021
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How curing loneliness can increase longevity and health by Jerry Saliman, The Jewish News of Northern California, 2020
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Ways to help older neighbors and relatives in isolation (and how they can help you) by Teddy Amenabar, The Washington Post, 2020
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Covid-19 Is Making America's Loneliness Epidemic Even Worse by Jamie Ducharme, Time, 2020
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