Our nation’s doctor has issued us a prescription; will we take it?
Our nation’s surgeon general, who is stepping down after a second term as our country’s chief medical officer, has issued us a critical medical prescription my friends. And that is: Build a stronger sense of community to help ourselves and each other. Do it now. He says that given the state of our individual and collective health as a society, this community building is imperative. “Community is a powerful source of life satisfaction and life expectancy,” Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote in a parting essay this week. “It’s where we know each other, help each other, and find ...