PANEL: Creative Aging as an Antidote to Loneliness

2023 Creative Aging Institute
Monday, November 13, 2023
PANEL: Creative Aging as an Antidote to Loneliness
Recent studies have shown that social isolation and loneliness are as bad for our health as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. Studies also show that, in the United States, some of the highest rates of social isolation are found among older adults. Could creative aging be a possible antidote to the pressing social ill of loneliness? This panel explores the policy, practice and research ideas that position creative aging as a credible intervention to support older Americans' social and emotional well-being.
Presenters: Meredith Hanley, Director, Community Capacity Building, USAging, Sudha Shreeniwas, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Jill Sonke, Ph.D., Director of Research Initiatives, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida
Moderator: Sunil Iyengar, Research & Analysis Director, National Endowment for the Arts