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Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>New York is the first state to appoint an ambassador to loneliness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As New York works to fight the loneliness epidemic, some help from honorary Ambassador Ruth Westheimer may be just what the doctor ordered,&#8221; Hochul said in a statement announcing the appointment.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Dr. Ruth Westheimer has offered her services to help older adults and all New Yorkers cope with the loneliness epidemic and I will be appointing her to serve as the nation&#8217;s first state-level honorary Ambassador to Loneliness. Studies show individuals experiencing loneliness had a 32 percent higher risk of dying early and we need leaders like Dr. Ruth to help address this critical component of our mental health crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"2023 Celebrate Israel Parade \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/11\/09\/b7d89a96-483b-442d-ba83-8fd00def9243\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b95374ae51034bf6f80a075a0ddbb14e\/gettyimages-1496152999.jpg?v=8afad5e29ac9a704fff9d98ba34d3649 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/11\/09\/b7d89a96-483b-442d-ba83-8fd00def9243\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/9f4780cedf64ba63359382e8103d8dc8\/gettyimages-1496152999.jpg?v=8afad5e29ac9a704fff9d98ba34d3649 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; JUNE 04: Dr. Ruth Westheimer rides in a car up 5th Avenue in Midtown during the Israel Parade on June 04, 2023 in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                John Lamparski2023 \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Westheimer, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor and\u00a0Bronx\u00a0resident, rose to prominence as a sex therapist and talk show host in the 80s and 90s. She pledged to help every New Yorker address the growing issue of social isolation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Hallelujah! I got off the phone with Governor Hochul yesterday afternoon. She called to ask me to serve as the very first Honorary Ambassador to Loneliness in the nation. I am deeply honored and promised the Governor that I will work day and night to help New Yorkers feel less lonely!&#8221; said Westheimer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Westheimer suggested the idea of becoming an ambassador to the state to give advice on how to address loneliness, particularly amid the pandemic, in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n    CBS New York Team<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n<p>        <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"wcbs-cbs2-new-york-logo.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/02\/23\/4ef231e4-bd55-4d64-a71f-c9219a8836bd\/thumbnail\/80x80\/948401ec0c933ece835d5ace0eb8a9b3\/wcbs-cbs2-new-york-logo.jpg?v=8afad5e29ac9a704fff9d98ba34d3649 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/02\/23\/4ef231e4-bd55-4d64-a71f-c9219a8836bd\/thumbnail\/160x160\/8d72a3c1ea5282c4d5dee4e389e25c86\/wcbs-cbs2-new-york-logo.jpg?v=8afad5e29ac9a704fff9d98ba34d3649 2x\"\/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">The CBS New York team is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSNewYork.com.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"soft-login-gate\" class=\"lazyload soft-login-gate\" data-soft-login-gate-options=\"{\" url=\"\" data-smart-banner-options=\"{\" cookiename=\"\" data-component=\"[\" soft-login-gate=\"\">\n<p>Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. <\/p>\n<p>Create your free account or log in <br \/>for more features.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Dr. Ruth Westheimer appointed New York&#8217;s ambassador to loneliness Dr. Ruth Westheimer appointed New York&#8217;s ambassador to loneliness 00:39 ALBANY, N.Y. &#8212; Dr. Ruth Westheimer, best-known as a sex therapist and talk show host, has been named New York&#8217;s honorary ambassador to loneliness, Gov. 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