Promoting the health of older Australians: program options, priorities and research.
Relatively little emphasis has been placed on identifying health promotion research and program priorities for the older age group. A one-day conference culminating in an interactive session was organised to engage health service professionals in a process to identify such priorities in Western Australia. Physical activity social isolation, mental health and medications were deemed issues warranting more attention by both health promotion research and health promotion intervention programs. Additional consultation with representatives of the target population is recommended to further refine the priorities.
Howat
Peter
P
Centre for Research into Aged Care Services, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
Boldy
Duncan
D
Horner
Barbara
B
D000368:Aged; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004496:Education, Continuing; D015444:Exercise; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011788:Quality of Life; D014904:Western Australia