CNN —Media personality and sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer is now New York state’s honorary ambassador to loneliness, a role that’s the first of its kind in the nation.
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described the prevalence of loneliness and isolation as a national epidemic among all ages.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer arrives at the Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on October 27, 2019.
A sense of being alone defines loneliness, while social isolation is an objective lack of social connections.
Social isolation has also been linked to cognitive decline, anxiety and weakened immunity.
Persons:
Ruth Westheimer, Kathy Hochul, Westheimer, Vivek Murthy, Jordan Strauss, ” Westheimer, “, ” Hochul, ”, Hochul, ” Greg Olsen, Olsen, Hochul’s, ” Olsen
Organizations:
CNN — Media, New York, New York Gov, US Centers for Disease Control, Dolby, Aging, New York State Office, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
Locations:
New, Los Angeles, As New York, Germany, New York, —