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Older people are often assumed to be frail or dependent and a burden to society. Public health professionals, and society as a whole, need to address these and other ageist attitudes, which can lead to discrimination, affect the way policies are developed and the opportunities older people have to experience healthy aging.
WHO defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.”
Ageing presents both challenges and opportunities. It will increase demand for primary health care and long-term care, require a larger and better trained workforce, intensify the need for physical and social environments to be made more age-friendly, and call for everyone in every sector to combat ageism.
‘Healthy Economies in an Aging World’ will aim to demonstrate how economies experiencing population ageing can invest, through a variety of innovative partnerships, to ensure stable economic growth and development. The Health Working Group
WHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring The Lancet, Health Longevity, VOLUME 3, ISSUE 11, E789-E796, NOVEMBER 01, 2022 Artificial intelligence for older people receiving long-term care: a systematic review of acceptability and effectiveness studies Artificial intelligence for older people receiving long-term ...
To increase our understanding of the health implications of ageing, particularly in less developed countries, WHO is undertaking the Study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE).
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.
The world’s population is rapidly ageing. The number of people aged 60 years or older will rise from 900 million to 2 billion between 2015 and 2050 (moving from 12% to 22% of the total global population).
Ageism is everywhere: from our institutions and relationships to ourselves. For example, ageism is in policies that support healthcare rationing by age, practices that limit younger people’s opportunities to contribute to decision-making in the workplace, patronizing behavior used in interactions with older and younger people, and in self-limiting behavior, which can stem from internalized ...
The Western Pacific Region has one of the largest and fastest growing older population in the world. There are more than 245 million people aged 65 years and older in the Western Pacific Region and this number is expected to double by 2050.