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There's a lot of evidence that strong communities have less crime and survive disasters better. Here's an example: the environment film maker Judith Helfand is making a film about a massive heat wave in Chicago in 1995 that killed about six hundred people. She explains that the victims had one thing in common: they were socially isolated. They didn't have friends or family or trusted neighbors to notice that they hadn't been out of their house lately, or to check that their air conditions were working well. In fact, three quarters of Americans don't know their neighbors. Judith argues that the best way to prevent deaths from future heat waves is not having a policy of handing out discount air conditioner coupons, but providing community-building activities that strengthen social ties throughout the year.