Take A Minute for Hope
By: Craig Walker Courtesy of the National Senior Games. Just three weeks before citizens in California were ordered to self-isolate, we were in Florida participating
June 4, 2021
Stories & Partner News
The Power of a Knock : Providing Lifesaving Human Connection
“When driving a car, taking public transportation or navigating your community becomes unsafe or just too uncomfortable, a once-active person can get cut off from
June 2, 2021
Is Social Disconnection Comparable to Smoking?
Social isolation and loneliness are significant predictors of long-term health outcomes.
May 28, 2021
Living a New Chapter
For most of her life Yvette Matthews enjoyed good health to the point that she didn’t know what feeling very sick was like. Genetics can
May 26, 2021
The Remarkable Human-Animal Bond
“Why do people all over the world find solace from cat videos and dog Instagram accounts? It’s because animals soften our souls, appealing to some
May 21, 2021
How to Socialize Again
“It’s normal to be nervous about your first post-vaccine hangout with a friend, an expert says. I’ve been wanting to take my friend to my
May 19, 2021
What Is The Role Of Activity For Mental Health?
“Mental illness exerts a heavy toll on society, but only receives a fraction of the funding that physical illness does. There is a universal need
May 14, 2021
Providing Friendship to Lonely Seniors
“COVID-19 has left no population untouched, and it is perhaps our seniors who have been disproportionately hit the hardest. They face a much higher risk of
May 12, 2021
IOA is Answering the Call at Friendship Line
Humans are, by nature, social creatures. As the Dalai Lama once said, “We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the
May 7, 2021
Is Social Media Good or Bad for Mental Health?
“In his Ted Talk, psychologist David Ellis handily dismisses the idea that technology itself is the problem. “I don’t think that the majority of people are
May 4, 2021
New Study from Nextdoor: Knowing Six of Your Neighbors Reduces Loneliness
A 2020 global study from Nextdoor, Brigham Young University, the University of Manchester, and Swinburne University of Technology found that knowing as few as six
January 14, 2021
Astronauts share their stories on USA TODAY’s “Storytellers Project”
Recently, Humana partnered with the USA TODAY Storytellers Project to produce “The Farthest You’ll Ever Be from Home,” an evening of storytelling where three astronauts
January 14, 2021
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