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Tag Archives: Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy
Consensus Statement on Healthy Ageing (PHE / CfAB)
Summary Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better have released a consensus statement, containing widely accepted proposals for making England the “best place in the world to grow old”. Five core principles are given, with the aim of … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health Foundation, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Age of No Retirement?’, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Society Grand Challenge, Ageism, Ageism in Britain, Ageism in Wider Society, Ageist Terminology, AGILE, Allied Health Professionals Federation, Anna Dixon, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Association of Directors of Public Health, Awareness of Local Assets, Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Change, Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Barriers to Employing Older Workers, Barriers to Integrated Care, Barriers to Involvement, Barriers to Joined-Up Care, Barriers to Later Life Learning, Barriers to Support, Barriers to Talking About Ageing, Barriers: Discrimination, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry, British Dental Association, British Geriatrics Society, British Society of Gerodontology, Campaign to End Loneliness, Canal and River Trust, Care and Repair England, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Centre for Mental Health, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Clinical Epidemiology: Keele University, Communities and Service Design, Consensus on Healthy Ageing, Consensus Statement on Healthy Ageing : PHE and the Centre for Ageing Better, Contribution to Society, Council for Work and Health, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dental Professionals Alliance, Design Council, Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive of Public Health England, EngAgeNet, Faculty of Dental Surgery: Royal College of Surgeons of England, Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), Faculty of Public Health, Health and Housing, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing: Consensus Statement, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing LIN, Independent Age, Inequalities in Health and Wellbeing, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Institute for Employment Studies, International Longevity Centre UK, Later Life, Living Streets, Making England the Best in the World to Grow Old, Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Inequalities, National Fire Chief’s Council, National Housing Federation, National Oral Health Promotion Group, National Police Chief's Council, Natural England, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Overcoming Barriers, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, PHE: Public Health England, Physiological Society, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Carol Brayne CBE: Director of Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Medicine: University of Cambridge, Race Equality Foundation, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Osteoporosis Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Town Planning Institute, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Societal Contribution, Society of British Dental Nurses, Society of Occupational Medicine, Sport England, St John Ambulance, Turning Point, UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, UK Active, UK Public Health Register, University College London, University of Manchester, University of Northumbria, University of the Third Age, Urban Design Group, Versus Arthritis
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More on the Healthy Lives Strategy (Health Foundation)
Summary A further report from the Health Foundation adopts a characteristically “blue-sky thinking” approach to tackling population health improvement. This report argues for a more ambitious, “whole-government” approach to long-term investment prioritising the nation’s health (as opposed to isolated reactive, … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advancing our Health: Prevention in the 2020s (Green Paper), Ageing Society Grand Challenge, Ageing Society Grand Challenge Fund, Analysis of the Efficiency of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme in a Vulnerable Population in Five European Countries (EFFICHRONIC) Trial, Anchor Institutions in Place, Anchor Organisations, Anne Longfield: Children’s Commissioner for England, Austerity, Children's Commissioner for England, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP), Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Diseases Therapeutic Unit: Lapeyronie University Hospital, Community Infrastructure, Department of Geriatric Care Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation: E.O. Galliera Hospital, Department of Geriatric Care Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation: EO Galliera Hospital: National Relevance and High Specialization Hospital (Genova), Department of Public Health: Erasmus MC University Medical Center, E.O. Galliera Hospital (Genoa), EFFICHRONIC Consortium, EFFICHRONIC Study, EFFICHRONIC Study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03840447), EFFICHRONIC Trial (NCT03840447), EFFICHRONIC: Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP) Intervention for Citizens of Low Socioeconomic Position, Embedding Health as a Shared Value Across Whole Government, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Fair Society Healthy Lives, FICYT: Foundation for Applied Scientific Research and Technology in Asturias (Oviedo Spain), France, Fundación para el Fomento en Asturias de la Investigación Científica Aplicada y la Tecnología (FICYT), Greater Manchester Model: Unified Public Services in Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Reform, Greater Manchester: Reform Investment Fund, Health and Care Record Exemplars, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health, Health Inequalities in England, Health Promotion Service: Principality of Asturias, Health Spending Skewed Away From Prevention, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy lives, Healthy Lives Strategy (Health Foundation), Impact of Austerity, Implications of Government Spending Plans, Improving Local Public Health, Improving National Public Health, Improving Population Health, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Integrated Prevention Approaches, International Comparisons, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Italy, Lapeyronie University Hospital (Montpellier), Leeds City Region (Anchor Organisation Example), Life Course Approach, Local Children’s Services, Local Housing, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Low Socioeconomic Position (SEP), Multiple Health Conditions, Needs of People With Multiple Health Conditions, Netherlands, New Zealand’s Wellbeing Budget, Partnering: Role of Anchor Institutions in Place, Place-Based Health, Population Health, Population Health and Prevention, Population Health Improvement, Population Health Perspective, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Services, Principality of Asturias (Spain), Public Health General Directorate: Principality of Asturias, Public Health General Directorate: Principality of Asturias (CSPA), Public Health Interventions, Public Health Outcomes, Quality Institute for Self Management Education and Training (QISMET), Reducing Expenditure, Reducing Health Inequalities, Rheumatology Department: Lapeyronie University Hospital, Scientific Coordination Unit: EO Galliera Hospital, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, SESPA: Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (Oviedo Spain), Social and Economic Impact of Poor Health, Social Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socio-Economic Drivers of Health Inequality, Socio-Economic Patterning, Socio-Economic Status, Spain, Spending Round (September 2019), Third EU Health Programme, Validation of Self-Administered Multidimensional Prognostic Index to Predict Negative Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Persons. Rejuvenation Research (Journal), Vulnerability Maps: EUROSTAT NUT-3 Level Geographical Areas, Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, Whole Government (Integrated Cross-Departmental) Approaches, Whole-Government Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
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Exploring Work at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (BBC News / Buck Institute for Research on Aging)
Summary A brief investigation into the research activities and aims of the Buck Institute for Research On Aging, based in California, USA. Full Text Link Reference Walsh, F. (2017). What are the secrets of the superagers? London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age-Related Cognitive Impairment, Age-Related Memory Loss, Age-Related Pathologies, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Well, Alan Kolling: Chabot College (Near San Francisco USA), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York), American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), Aubrey de Grey: SENS Research Foundation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Buck Institute (Novato in California USA), Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Calico: California Life Company (Google), Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Stimulation and Lifestyle, Dementia Risk Factors, Demographics, Department of Genetics: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr Nir Barzilai: Director of Institute for Aging Research, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Google’s Calico, Healthy Life Expectancy, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, Human Ageing Process, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Institute for Aging, Institute for Aging Research (Hebrew SeniorLife), Irene Obera (Inspirational Superager), Laura Deming: Longevity Fund, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Extension Drugs, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Longevity, Longevity Fund, Longevity Genes Project, Longevity Genes Project: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Longevity Genes Project: Institute for Aging Research, Mark Zuckerberg's Pledge to Cure Prevent or Manage Disease, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Memory Problems, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Older Demographics, Positive Behaviours, Positive Culture, Positive Mindsets, Positive Relationships, Professor Gordon Lithgow: Buck Institute for Research On Aging, Professor Judy Campisi: Buck Institute for Research On Aging, Risk of Dementia, Senescent Cells, SENS Foundation, SENS Research Foundation, Silicon Valley (California), Social Demographics, Sun City Poms (Arizona), Super Agers (Super-Agers aka SuperAgers), Super-Agers: aka SuperAgers, SuperAgers: 80+ Year-Olds With Episodic Memory Equal To or Better Than Individuals 20-30 Years Younger, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, United States, Unity Biotechnology (California USA), USA, Wellbeing and Longevity, Wellbeing in Older Individuals, World Population in Numbers (BBC News), Youthful Memory Capacity in Older Individuals, Youthful Physical Health in Older Individuals
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Focus on the Baby Boomer Generation: CMO’s UK Health Profile (Department of Health / BBC News / NHS Choices)
Summary The latest annual report from Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England examines the health of people aged between 50 and 70 (broadly, people born between 1945 and 1964). One of the central conclusions drawn … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access To and Usage of Healthcare, Active Engagement, Active Lifestyle, Activities and Engagement, Adult Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) in England, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Well, Ageing Well With Technology, Ageing Workforce, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol or Substance Misuse, Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2015, Anxiety Disorders, Baby Boomers: Fit for the Future, Baby-Boomer Generation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behind the Headlines, Boredom, Bowel Cancer Screening, Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), Brain Ageing, Breast Screening Programme (BSP), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cervical Screening Programme (CSP), Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Cigarette Smoking, Closing the Disability Employment Gap, CMO Annual Report 2015: Health of the Baby Boomer Generation, Cognitive Stimulation at Work, Common Mental Disorders in Adults, Community Engagement, Community Groups, Community Volunteering, Computer Use, Dementia Risk Factors, Demographic Changes, Demographics, Demography, Dietary Risk Factors, Digital Technology, Disability Employment Gap, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Employment Opportunities and Retention for Older People, Engagement, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Epidemiology and Statistics, Flexible Working and Phased Retirement, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Future Of Ageing: Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Health and Employment, Health and Employment in Older Age, Health Inequalities, Health Screening Programmes, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Healthy Ageing, Healthy and Active Ageing: Life-Course Approach (WHO), Healthy Life Expectancy, Healthy Lifestyles, HPV Triage and Test of Cure Protocol, Hypercholesterolaemia, Immunisation Programmes, Improving Lives: Work Health and Disability Green Paper, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Influenza Immunisation, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD), Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Keeping Active, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy Gaps, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Community Groups, Maintaining Independence, Mental Health and Employment, Mental Health Inequalities, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Abnormal Brain Development, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Older Demographics, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Exercise, Physical Mental and Sexual Health of 50-70 Year Olds in UK, Positive Engagement, Premature Mortality, Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Professor Dame Sally Davies, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Health Inequalities, Retirement Policy, Risk Factors, Screening and Immunisation, Screening Programmes, Self-Harm, Sexual Health, Sexual Health and Well-being Among Older Men and Women in England, Smoking, Social Demographics, Social Engagement, State of the Public’s Health, Staying Active, Substance Dependence, Suicide and Self-Harm, Suicide Rates, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention, UK Demographics, Volunteering, Volunteering and Civic Engagement, Volunteering and Wellbeing in Later Life, Work Health and Disability: Consultation, Workplace Interventions
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Future of UK Ageing Population Report (Government Office for Science)
Summary A Government Office for Science report has assembled a range of evidence about the older population, in the attempt to identify trends and make projections of likely relevance for the UK government and others developing policies for an ageing … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Researchers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adaptations to Workplace, Adapting Homes and Neighbourhoods, Age and Ageing, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing and Society, Ageing in the Community, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Report (Government Office for Science), Attitudes to Ageing, Attitudes to Ageing - Influence of New Technologies, Attitudes to Ageing - Psychological Factors, Attitudes to Ageing - Social and Cultural Factors, Barriers to Later Life Learning, Barriers to Technology Use, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Built Environment, Central Role for Families, Changing Work Requirements and Environments, Connectivity, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Design and Built Environment, Effect of Technology on Support Networks, Emotional and Personal Resilience, Family Care in the UK, Foresight Evidence Reviews, Foresight Future of Ageing Population Team, Foresight Mapping Tool, Foresight Project on Future of Ageing Population, Foresight Trends, Future Healthcare Costs, Future Of Ageing: Adapting Homes And Neighbourhoods, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Influence Of New Technologies, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Psychological Factors, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Social And Cultural Factors, Future Of Ageing: Changing Work Requirements And Environments, Future Of Ageing: Effect Of Technology On Support Networks, Future Of Ageing: Emotional And Personal Resilience, Future of Ageing: Family Care in the UK, Future Of Ageing: Health And Care Infrastructure, Future Of Ageing: Health And Social Care Services, Future Of Ageing: Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Future Of Ageing: Informal Care And Paid Work In Later Life, Future Of Ageing: Learning Processes And Capacity, Future Of Ageing: Life Expectancy And Healthy Life Expectancy Trends, Future Of Ageing: Lifelong Learning, Future Of Ageing: Preventive Health And Social Care Services, Future of ageing: relationships between the generations, Future Of Ageing: Retirement Income And Assets, Future Of Ageing: Retirement Income Market, Future Of Ageing: Transport And Mobility, Future Of Ageing: Volunteering, Future Of Ageing: Workplace Infrastructure, Government Office for Science, Health and Care Infrastructure, Health and Care System Facts (UK), Health and Social Care Services, Healthy Life Expectancy, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Neighbourhoods, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Informal Care, Information Technology Connectivity, Inter-Generational Caring Responsibilities in Families, Intergenerational Caring, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Communication, Intergenerational Fairness, Intergenerational Inequality, Intergenerational Relations, Later Life, Later Life Learning, Learning Processes and Capacity, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy Trends, Lifelong Learning, Mapping UK Demographic Changes, New Technology, Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Older Demographics, Paid Work In Later Life, Perceptions of Youth and Old Age (European Social Survey), Prevalence of Unpaid Care, Preventive Health, Professor Sarah Harper, Professor Sir Mark Walport, Regional Variations, Relationships Between the Generations, Retirement Income and Assets, Retirement Income Market, Self-Efficacy, Sir Mark Walport, Social Care Services, Social Physical and Technological Connectivity, Telemedicine, Telemonitoring, Transport and Mobility, UK Demographics, Unpaid Carers, Vertical Family Units, Volunteering, Wellbeing in Later Life, Workplace Infrastructure
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