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Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults as a Determinant of Health

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June 14, 2023

The Social Isolation in Older Adults Taskforce was convened by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with the mission to collectively inform policy to improve health and health care, in partnership with the South Carolina Department on Aging. The Taskforce, with 40+ members, including Senior Resources’ Executive Director Andrew Boozer, was launched in October 2022 to collaboratively identify approaches to address social isolation in older adults. The Taskforce has identified recommendations to address policy, environmental and programmatic changes to meet the evolving needs of our growing older adult population.

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