Year: 2017
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: The World Health Organization has identified ageing as a priority issue and released the first World report on ageing and health in 2015. This was followed by the adoption in 2016 of the Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health by the World Health Assembly. The report and strategy provide a clear public health framework for action on ageing in 4 strategic areas: developing age-friendly environments; aligning health systems to older populations; building systems of long term care; and improving measurement, monitoring and research. These objectives are framed around a significant reconceptualization of Healthy Ageing that is relevant even for those older people who have experienced significant losses of capacity and who require on-going care and support. The World report makes clear that in the 21st Century, there is no country that can afford not to have a system that supports long-term care.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Author: J. Beard
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2728767845