Health
Consequences of Lack of Social Connectedness
The
Work Group created a flowchart that depicts
all of the downstream consequences of lack of social connectedness. [During
this mapping exercise, Work Group members noted that the arrows could
also be pointing upstream and between issues/outcomes within the 4 categories
(social determinants, behavioral, clinical, outcome) -- these relationships
are not depicted in the flowchart.]
Lack of social connectedness
has a profound impact on health. The most immediate consequences are
seen in these health-related behaviors:
alcohol
drinking
firearms/violence
injection
drug use/substance abuse
physical
inactivity
poor
diet
smoking
unsafe
sex
stress
In
addition, lack of social connectedness has a direct effect on these
health outcomes:
depression
alcohol
use disorder
heart
disease
suicide
drug
overdose
