Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal
Portugal is one of the European Union countries with the highest rates of people aged 65 or more. The old-age dependency index is the third highest in Europe. Longevity is a remarkable human achievement but without a comprehensive approach to fostering healthy ageing over the life-course, the burden...
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| author | Miguel Arriaga PhD Yon Yongjie PhD Thiago Herick de Sa PhD Ana Justo MSc Gisele Câmara PhD Andreia Costa PhD |
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| description | Portugal is one of the European Union countries with the highest rates of people aged 65 or more. The old-age dependency index is the third highest in Europe. Longevity is a remarkable human achievement but without a comprehensive approach to fostering healthy ageing over the life-course, the burden on health and care systems and social services will increase. This issue is compounded as life expectancy rises, but many of these additional years are not lived in good health. Promoting healthy ageing is an essential political and moral strategy for the well-being both of individuals and societies. Concerning this, Portugal endorsed the Lisbon Outcome Statement drawn up based on the 2023 Regional Summit on Policy Innovation for Healthy Ageing and made its commitment for the creation of age-friendly environments. The National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal is one of the first concrete steps to fulfill that endorsement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3853f36039744bc8a678c97e46b93452025-02-05T13:03:47ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95801945-72432025-02-016210.1177/00469580241298829Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in PortugalMiguel Arriaga PhD0Yon Yongjie PhD1Thiago Herick de Sa PhD2Ana Justo MSc3Gisele Câmara PhD4Andreia Costa PhD5Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaDivision of Country Health Policies and Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of the Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandDirectorate-General of Health, Directorate of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Lisbon, PortugalNursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon (ESEL), Lisbon, PortugalNursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon (ESEL), Lisbon, PortugalPortugal is one of the European Union countries with the highest rates of people aged 65 or more. The old-age dependency index is the third highest in Europe. Longevity is a remarkable human achievement but without a comprehensive approach to fostering healthy ageing over the life-course, the burden on health and care systems and social services will increase. This issue is compounded as life expectancy rises, but many of these additional years are not lived in good health. Promoting healthy ageing is an essential political and moral strategy for the well-being both of individuals and societies. Concerning this, Portugal endorsed the Lisbon Outcome Statement drawn up based on the 2023 Regional Summit on Policy Innovation for Healthy Ageing and made its commitment for the creation of age-friendly environments. The National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal is one of the first concrete steps to fulfill that endorsement.https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580241298829 |
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| title | Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal |
| title_full | Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal |
| title_fullStr | Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal |
| title_short | Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal |
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