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World report on ageing and health
— summary | | Corporate Author | World Health Organization - WHO |
| Publisher | World Health Organization, Geneva, 2015 |
| Pages | 28 pp (WHO/FWC/ALC/15.01) |
| Source | http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/186468/1/... |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Health [elderly] ; Public health ; International. |
| Annotation | Comprehensive public health action on ageing is urgently needed; and no matter what the level of a country's socioeconomic development, there is something that can be done in every setting. This summary report outlines a public health framework for action that is built on the concept of Healthy Ageing. Among angles covered are: changing perceptions of healthy ageing; ageing, health and functioning; and creating age-friendly environments for older people. A full report (260 pp) uses case studies and statistical tables and graphs to look in detail at adding health to years, health systems, long-term care systems, and actions toward an age-friendly world (see: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/186463/1/... It suggests the following as key actions for healthy ageing: aligning health systems to the needs of the older populations they now serve; developing systems for providing long-term care; creating age-friendly environments; and improving measurement, monitoring and understanding. case studies and statistical tables and graphs (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-151009003 E |
| Classmark | BG: CC: RC: 72 |
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