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Isolation in America: Does Living Alone Mean Being Alone?

February 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

HCB: You conducted interviews with hundreds of people across the country who live alone. Tell us about the trends you identified in the book. Klinenberg: When I looked more closely at the issue I learned that living alone had become incredibly commo ...

Communalism Predicts Prenatal Affect, Stress, and Physiology Better Than Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status

October 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Being culturally interconnected with others can be beneficial to a pregnant woman’s health and well-being.

The Loneliness of Fighting a Rare Cancer

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

After her mother is diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, a journalist researches how to help find effective therapies for patients who get rare diseases.

Combating Isolation and Loneliness with an Online Personal Network Called Tyze

September 1, 2011 | Program Result

To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.

Busy at the Beehive: Low-Income and Low-Literate Patients Go Online to Find Help Managing Their Diabetes

July 1, 2010 | Program Result

Staff at One Economy Corporation created and expanded Manage Your Diabetes, an interactive Web site designed to help people with low incomes and low literacy skills monitor and control their diabetes.

Radio Bilingue Develops Health Programming and Plans a Health Desk

January 23, 2009 | Program Result

Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.

Health Care Reporting for Native Americans

January 1, 2004 | Program Result

The Alaska Public Radio Network produced health-information news and features for the daily National Native News radio program, and developed a weekly call-in health program, "The Friday Wellness Edition."

Radio News Service Dials Up Coverage of Rural Health Care News

February 1, 2000 | Program Result

From 1993 to 1998, the Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project, a nonprofit educational and charitable corporation, produced award-winning radio coverage of rural health care by the High Plains News Service (HPNS).

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