Healthy Ageing: Good Practice Examples, Recommendations, Policy Actions
Short description:
This brochure explains the importance of creating an enabling environment as well as direct approaches to promoting healthy habits and lifestyles. It also underlines the importance of promoting a positive and integrated approach to health by addressing a range of social, economic, housing, transport, new technology, education and other relevant policies that have an impact on health.
Type of publication:
Good practisesDate of publication:
09/02/2007Author(s):
Isabel BorgesPublishing organization:
AGE Platform EuropeLanguage:
EnglishLong description:
It gives a brief overview of the European Union competences in the field of health and provides useful examples
of good practice, policy facts, projects, strategies and recommendations for priority actions for Healthy Ageing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
INTRODUCTION 4
a) A brief note on European Union competences in the field of Health 4
b) Demography and Healthy Ageing in the EU public Health Programme 5
c) What is Healthy Ageing? 5
I - HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 6
1. Nutrition 7
2. Physical, Mental Health and Well Being 8
2.1 Injury Prevention 10
2.3 Peer Support 14
3. Adequate Use of Medicines 16
4. Substance Abuse: Alcohol and Smoking 18
II - SOCIAL PARTICIPATION 20
1. Removing Physical Barriers: adapting the built environment 21
2. Volunteering Activities 22
3. Removing Social and Political Barriers 24
III - SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN THE COMMUNITY OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING
AT HOME OR IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING 26
V – ANTI-DISCRIMINATION INITIATIVES 30
1. In Access to Healthcare 31
2. In Access to Goods and Other Services 32
VI - UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING 34
1. New Technologies and New Services 35
CONCLUSION 36
BIBLIOGRAPHY 37