| World Report on Ageing and Health Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241565047 ISBN-13: 9789241565042 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.8" W x 10.2" (1.70 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comprehensive public health action on population ageing is urgently needed. This will require fundamental shifts, not just in the things we do, but in how we think about ageing itself. The World Report on Ageing and Health outlines a framework for action to foster Healthy Ageing built around the new concept of functional ability. This will require a transformation of health systems away from disease based curative models and towards the provision of older-person-centered and integrated care. It will require the development, sometimes from nothing, of comprehensive systems of long term care. It will require a coordinated response from many other sectors and multiple levels of government. And it will need to draw on better ways of measuring and monitoring the health and functioning of older populations. These actions are likely to be a sound investment in society's future. A future that gives older people the freedom to live lives that previous generations might never have imagined. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |