Factor Health News Archives Mar 8, 2021 – Scripps National News: Sunshine Calls help improve mood and health Mar 3, 2021 – Healthline: A simple phone call can help relieve anxiety and depression for those in lockdown Feb 28, 2021 – Forbes: Empathetic phone call program reduces loneliness, depression & anxiety in older adults: Study Feb 24, 2021 – Reuters: Empathetic phone calls from laypersons reduce loneliness, depression in homebound adults Feb 23, 2021 – CNN Health: Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, study says Feb 23, 2021 – JAMA Psychiatry: Effect of layperson-delivered, empathy-focused program of telephone calls on loneliness, depression, and anxiety among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized clinical trial Jan 14, 2021 – Texas Standard: As Isolation Intensifies for Older Adults During the Pandemic, Researchers Test Out a Treatment for Loneliness Jan 12, 2021 – KUT Austin: As Isolation Intensifies for Older Adults During the Pandemic, Researchers Test Out a Treatment for Loneliness Nov 18, 2020 – Dell Med news: ‘Sunshine Calls’: Alleviating Isolation for Older Adults Sep 25, 2020 – Dell Med blog: Social connection: Lessons from the field July 21, 2020 – News: Factor Health and partners develop new program amidst COVID-19 Mar 3, 2020 – Texas Standard: A Dell Med Program Wants Social Factors To Be A Regular Part of Health Care Jan 27, 2020 – Release: “Factor Health Links Diverse Partners to Embed Community-Based Health Interventions for Children in Travis County” Jan 7, 2020 – Announcement: Consultation Awards for Community Organizations in Houston Oct 25, 2019 – Austin Monitor: “New Dell Med Initiative embeds health initiatives in Community Programs” Oct 21 – Release: Factor Health announces its first two programs with community provider and payer partners, in Austin, TX. Oct 1, 2019 – Deadline: Factor Health’s Houston Inaugural Cycle RFP for Consultation Awards. Mar 1, 2019 – Deadline: Factor Health’s Austin Inaugural Cycle RFP for Consultation Awards. Feb 22, 2019 – Austin Chronicle: “Factor Health funding up for grabs to support healthy living.” Feb 19, 2019 – Release: “Dell Medical School, Episcopal Health Foundation join forces to advance health outside the clinic“
