Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing
Within the Department for Social Determinants of Health, the Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing (DHA) Unit supports the development of social and physical environments that are responsive to demographic change and foster healthy ageing. DHA provides strategic leadership on these topics; develops evidence, norms and standards, including implementation tools; builds national capacities to address these issues; and fosters global advocacy. DHA engages a broad range of partners and networks to scale up effective action in countries, and together with the Ageing and Health Unit is the Secretariat for the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030).
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National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: a guide
Developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) is a proven way to create more age-friendly environments – for everyone. This guide provides direction to national authorities and stakeholders responsible for or involved in forming or sustaining national programmes for age-friendly cities and communities.
This toolkit shows how the process known as “participatory video” (PV) can be used to ensure meaningful engagement of older people and contribute...
15 June 2022
Tackling abuse of older people: five priorities for the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030)
Globally 1 in 6 people aged 60 years and older experience abuse in the community every year. Rates in institutions are even higher. Yet, abuse of older...
9 February 2022
Ageism in artificial intelligence for health
The WHO policy brief Ageism in artificial intelligence for health examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine and public health for older...
24 January 2022
Decade of Healthy Ageing Connection Series No. 3 - The Decade in a Climate-changing World
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Connection Series explores the relationships between the Decade of Healthy Ageing and key global issues. This third advocacy...
This advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness among older people highlights the growing public health and policy concern about these issues, which...
18 March 2021
Global report on ageism
The Global report on ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e.g. government,...
14 December 2020
Decade of Healthy Ageing: Plan of Action
This document describes the plan for a Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), which will consist of 10 years of concerted, catalytic, sustained collaboration....
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