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Wellness
City launches program to
combat isolation of seniors
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
New York City’s Department for
the Aging (DFTA) launched a new
campaign focused on limiting social
isolation among older New Yorkers
while the City continues to shelter in
place during reopening.
Studies show that social isolation
can lead to health problems including
depression and heart disease, and
older New Yorkers are not only at a
greater risk of contracting COVID-19,
but also are at increased risk of having
very little contact with others and
becoming socially isolated.
The campaign launched this month
and will be airing on local radio airwaves
and on social media. As a part
of the campaign, DFTA released a radio
public service announcement from
Broadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Miranda asks “Can you imagine what
isolation feels like to an older New
Yorker living alone? You can do something
about it in 10 minutes…a 10 minute
phone call to an older New Yorker
can work wonders.” Miranda also
asks New Yorkers to consider volunteering
for DFTA’s Friendly Visiting
Program, an initiative that matches
volunteers with older adults and is designed
to build friendships and limit
social isolation.
DFTA’s program currently has
nearly 1,000 volunteers who are
checking in on older New Yorkers.
Under normal circumstances, program
volunteers visit older adults in
person, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
volunteers have been connecting
with older adults by phone and
video calls.
DFTA is also shifting their programming
at senior centers online so
those at home can enjoy them. This includes
fi tness, workshops, art classes
and other activities offered on Zoom
and other virtual platforms.
“I thank the Department for the
Aging for shining a spotlight on the
signifi cant challenges of social isolation,
its mental health impact, and
concrete ways we can all help combat
it. I join them in asking all New Yorkers
to do our part and reach out to an
older neighbor, friend or relative. Pick
up the phone and make a difference
in someone’s life,” said Susan Herman,
Director of the Mayor’s Offi ce of
ThriveNYC.
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