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Aging, functioning, and rehabilitation : proceedings of a workshop

Author(s):
Cooper, Ruth, (Program officer), author
Formentos, Adrienne, author
Boman, Allison, author
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (US) Board on Global Health, issuing body
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (US) Board on Health Care Services, issuing body
Title(s):
Aging, functioning, and rehabilitation : proceedings of a workshop / Ruth Cooper, Adrienne Formentos, and Allison Boman, rapporteurs ; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Board on Global Health.
Country of Publication:
United States
Publisher:
Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2024]
Description:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (xv, 89 pages)) : illustrations
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780309718882
0309718880
Electronic Links:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK609416/
Summary:
With recent medical, technological, and socioeconomic developments, people are living longer. The rising average age of the world's population presents an opportunity to develop health policy that prioritizes functioning as a goal of healthy aging. In February 2024, the National Academies convened a hybrid workshop at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland to host a discussion focused on the World Health Organization's concept of functioning. Speakers paid particular focus to healthy aging and the future of rehabilitation as a health strategy. Experts emphasized that the need for rehabilitation is increasing due to rapid population aging accompanied by a rise in physical and mental health conditions, limitations, and injuries. The associated economic and practical obstacles of optimizing functioning across the life course were also discussed.Includes bibliographical references.
MeSH:
Aging/physiology
Health Services for the Aged
Healthy Aging*
Publication Type(s):
Congress
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in print.
This activity was supported by a contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the University Foundation (Stiftung Universität Luzern) on behalf of the NOMIS Foundation and the Velux Stiftung. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.
Other ID:
(OCoLC)1499183596
NLM ID:
9918955211806676 [Electronic Resource]

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