Enhancing Socialization through Making Meaningful Volunteer Connections
Social interaction is essential for physical and mental health and well-being. The health benefits of human social interaction are plentiful; delaying memory loss, improving mood, stimulating appetite, and decreasing mortality. Aging experts have known the value of socialization for a long time, which is why the Older Americans Act (OAA) nutrition programs has three primary goals:
• reduce hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition,
• promote socialization, and
• delay the onset of adverse health conditions