Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
Published on: February 25, 2011
Intersectoral Collaboration to Address Loneliness: A Canadian Initiative
Rachel D Savage1, Parya Borhani2, Christina Yu3
1Rachel D. Savage, is a scientist and Interim Director at the Women's Age Lab, Women's College Hospital in Toronto, ON, and is investigating loneliness and social isolation in older adults to improve the well-being of the aging population while supporting health system sustainability.
None:
Addressing loneliness is a global public health priority; however, its complexity necessitates collaboration across multiple sectors. Intersectoral collaborations (ISCs) connect diverse stakeholders to take collective action on social issues. In 2022, Women's Age Lab formed an ISC to address loneliness in older adults in Canada, comprising national, provincial and local organizations. The ISC identified stigma, system fragmentation and ineffective solutions as challenges to addressing loneliness. Mapping existing initiatives, advocating for a national strategy and prioritizing research were discussed as opportunities for collective action. These findings can help support other communities wishing to unite organizations to address loneliness.
Related Concept Videos
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Social Relationships and Well-Being
Continuing Care
Importance of Need for Affiliation
Dimensions of Health and Illness
Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution...

