Kiffer Card
kiffercard.bsky.social
Kiffer Card
@kiffercard.bsky.social
Professor at Simon Fraser University
Reposted by Kiffer Card
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
Simon Fraser University Researcher Leads National Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection
YouTube video by Simon Fraser University
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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.
Congrats to Assistant Prof @kiffercard.bsky.social, the new Blanche and Charlie Beckerman Scholar in Public Health Innovation! 🎉

Many thanks to Andrew Beckerman for generously supporting urgently needed research to address systemic #PublicHealth challenges.

🔗: bit.ly/BCBSPHI_Card

#SFUFHS #SFU
January 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“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.”
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.
theconversation.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM