Evaluating socio-economic impact of age-friendly environments
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2007), physical and social environments are key determinants of whether people can remain healthy, independent and autonomous. Health and well-being are not only determined by our personal characteristics but also by the envi-ronment where we were born and where we live throughout our life (WHO 2015). In fact, promoting age-friendly environments (AFE) is the most effective approach for responding to demographic change because they empower elderly people to age in better health, they pro-mote their social inclusion and active participation, and they help them to live autonomously into old age (Parent 2012). AFE foster health, well-being and the participation of people as they age; AFE are accessible, equitable, inclusive, safe, secure and supportive; and they provide services centred on people and support citizens to enable recovery or to compen-sate the loss of function so that people can continue to do things that are important to them (WHO 2015).
TNO Identifier
788776
ISBN
9789811060175 ; 9789811060168
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Source title
Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies: Active Ageing Index and its Potential
Pages
117-138
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