title: [Healthy ageing in a linguistic minority situation in Canada: issues, challenges and collective mobilization].
abstract: In Canada, the health of both French and English speakers living in linguistic minority situations is a subject of interest to several researchers and community organizations. This article draws upon a symposium on the theme of healthy ageing in a linguistic minority situation, presented at the 4th International Colloquium for Local and Regional Health Programmes. Three aspects are presented: the identification of factors associated with perceived health, home care and malnutrition screening. The results describe: (a) The determinants of perceived health, such as health care services, the vitality of the minority community and education; (b) The lack of changes to home care services, despite the ageing of the population; and (c) The high prevalence of malnutrition among the elderly in New Brunswick, Canada. Finally, we make suggestions regarding the design and implementation of a national policy on ageing in Canada, in order to ensure high-quality services along the entire health continuum.
authors.affiliation: 1.École de science infirmière et Centre d'études du vieillissement, Université de Moncton, 18, ave Antonine-Maillet, Moncton, Canada.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dupuis-Blanchard
authors.forename: Lita
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villalon
authors.forename: Hubert Tote
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Alimezelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000208:ethnology*; D017533:Marital Status; D008913:Minority Groups; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: maintien à domicile; minorité; nutrition; politique publique; programmes locaux et régionaux de santé; vieillissement