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SFU Faculty of Health Sciences @sfu-fhs.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

What? Chronic loneliness has the same impact as smoking 15 cigarettes/day?! 🤯 But there's help: FHS Assistant Prof @kiffercard.bsky.social and team have developed social connection guidelines for individuals & communities. Check it out: youtu.be/SeEqHZOhD4Q?... #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #PublicHealth

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Simon Fraser University Researcher Leads National Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection

YouTube video by Simon Fraser University

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Kiffer Card @kiffercard.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Blanche and Charlie never went to college, but they were examples of the entrepreneurial spirit. I believe that same spirit is needed to drive innovation in public health and to meet our modern needs. As a #firstgen uni grad, Im proud to be a Blanche and Charlie Public Health Innovation Scholar.

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Kiffer Card @kiffercard.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

“Children are experiencing record-breaking prevalence of mental health crises…. Our society has never been more polarized, and many are losing faith in democracy… We need to turn these trends around…[That’s why]…we developed public health guidelines for social connection.”

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Social connection is crucial to well-being: New public health guidelines aim to build healthier lives and communities

New public health guidelines offer research-backed steps for individuals and communities to strengthen social bonds, combat loneliness and build healthier lives.

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