Yanping Jiang

Guest Author

Yanping Jiang is an instructor at the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Rutgers University. Her work focuses on social determinants of health, resilience, and healthy aging.

Yanping's Work:

09.12.2023 older asian woman smiling and waving to her neighbor below

Health Equity
Aging Populations

Connecting With Your Neighbors May Improve Their Health

Having strong neighborhood cohesion – or the perception of trust and connectedness between neighbors – can serve as protection for older adults against the assumed negative impacts of living alone.

Guest Author Yanping Jiang