Lewis County Office for the Aging offering bus trip to film screening at SUNY Canton

LEWIS & ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES- In an effort to bring to light the epidemic of people suffering from loneliness, Lewis County Office for the Aging is aimed to sponsor a bus trip to SUNY Canton to see a special film.

The free screening, slated for Wednesday, October 26 at Kingston Theater, is titled ‘All The Lonely People.’ The event is part of a statewide screening tour organized by the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), the Association on Aging in New York (AgingNY), and locally by (Insert AAA/Agency Name).

In 2017, the U.S. Surgeon General declared social isolation to be a “global epidemic” – one that has only worsened in the COVID-19 health emergency.

According to the AARP Public Policy Institute, social isolation drives $6.7 billion in additional associated Medicare spending per year. The health consequences of loneliness and isolation are equivalent to smoking almost a pack of cigarettes daily.

The added stress of feeling alone increases heart disease and even earlier onset of dementia.

For more information on how to attend please call the Lewis County Office for the Aging at 315-376-5313. 

Image courtesy via Lewis County Office for the Aging.