title: The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing.
abstract: Although populations around the world are rapidly ageing, evidence that increasing longevity is being accompanied by an extended period of good health is scarce. A coherent and focused public health response that spans multiple sectors and stakeholders is urgently needed. To guide this global response, WHO has released the first World report on ageing and health, reviewing current knowledge and gaps and providing a public health framework for action. The report is built around a redefinition of healthy ageing that centres on the notion of functional ability: the combination of the intrinsic capacity of the individual, relevant environmental characteristics, and the interactions between the individual and these characteristics. This Health Policy highlights key findings and recommendations from the report.
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: beardj@who.int.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Officer
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Islene Araujo
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sadana
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Anne Margriet
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pot
authors.affiliation: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.affiliation: School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lloyd-Sherlock
authors.affiliation: Consultant, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: JoAnne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Epping-Jordan
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: G M E E Geeske
authors.initials: GMEEG
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.affiliation: Health statistics and information systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Wahyu Retno
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mahanani
authors.affiliation: Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thiyagarajan
authors.affiliation: Health statistics and information systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Somnath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterji
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D011634:Public Health; D014944:World Health Organization