{"id":10721,"date":"2024-02-15T09:58:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/?p=10721"},"modified":"2024-02-15T09:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:58:50","slug":"the-most-curable-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/the-most-curable-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"The most curable epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi! curable<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you read the most recent US Surgeon General\u2019s most recent report?? No? Just me. OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it\u2019s on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in our country. First I\u2019ll sum up the problems: loneliness is on the rise in all age groups, it\u2019s increasing mortality (risk of death) in those it effects \u2013 it\u2019s equal to smoking 15 cigarettes a day! \u2013 and it\u2019s causing problems at home, at school and at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At work, employees who feel more loneliness or isolation (yes, remote work is contributing to this for some people, but not for others) are less likely to meet employer goals, less likely to advance and less likely to meet their own goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we should care about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news? This is solvable, and many of the solutions that have proven to work so far \u2013 at the community, organization, workplace and personal levels \u2013 are actionable by individuals and often don\u2019t cost much.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month on The Resilience Think Tank we\u2019re talking specifically about loneliness in the workplace (and I hope you\u2019ll\u00a0join us<\/a>) but here in our community I\u2019d like to talk about this with a human-first focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can\u2019t solve what we don\u2019t identify, but loneliness can feel very personal, frightening, or even intrusive. So today I\u2019m asking you \u2013 do you look for loneliness is yourself or others? And if so, how? Do you ask about it? Do you have signs you look for in friends or employees or colleagues or family members?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comment, please. I\u2019m counting on you to build this conversation so we can make ourselves and our people healthier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All my best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. G<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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