The Platform
The Platform
2 September 2025
Evidence and gap maps are interactive tools that help researchers and decision makers discover existing evidence on a given topic, find solutions supported by evidence, and identify gaps in the evidence where more research is required. The World Health Organization is developing evidence and gap maps as part of a multi-year project to summarise, disseminate, and increase uptake of evidence towards deeper integration in policies and practices during the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. This evidence and gap map examines the evidence on in-person interventions for reducing social isolation and loneliness across all ages, including older people.
This tool is for researchers, practitioners, policy and decision makers, programme funders, and other professionals working in the area of social isolation and loneliness and evidence use, synthesis, and production.
Age-friendly Environments
Combatting Ageism
Integrated Care
Long-term Care
Academia
UN Agency
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