World report on ageing and health World Health Organization
Contributor(s): World Health Organization
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BookPublisher: World Health Organization, 2015Description: electronic document (260 pages) ; PDF file.ISBN: 978 92 4 069481 1 (PDF).Subject(s): ELDER ABUSE | HEALTH | HEALTH SERVICES | INSTITUTIONAL CARE | OLDER PEOPLE | INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: 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. Making these investments will have valuable social and economic returns, both in terms of health and wellbeing of older people and in enabling their on-going participation in society. (From the website). Elder abuse is discussed on pages 74-75. Record #8237
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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. Making these investments will have valuable social and economic returns, both in terms of health and wellbeing of older people and in enabling their on-going participation in society. (From the website). Elder abuse is discussed on pages 74-75. Record #8237
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