Delivering - prevention in an ageing world - Democratising access to prevention

And the health and economic costs of failing to invest in preventative interventions across the life course are simply too high to ignore. [...] The Delivering prevention in an ageing world programme reflects the urgent need for G20 governments to match commitment with action, by: • Democratising access to prevention to reduce health inequalities • Inspiring and engaging policymakers, healthcare professionals and individuals to invest, promote and take action on prevention • Using technology effectively to improve access to preventative he. [...] What is needed to get MHCs out to more locations where individuals are unable to access preventative health? What are the potential barriers to implementation? Delivering prevention in an ageing world : Democratising access to prevention 11 Delivering prevention to people’s homes or workplaces by post or digital mechanisms appears to be highly effective in improving uptake of preventative services. [...] The study found that 99% of the alerts resulted in on-time medicine sachet retrievals by patients and all patients found the device easy to use.35 Delivering prevention in an ageing world : Democratising access to prevention 17 Case study The SeaFit programme: health services for fishermen: UK • The SeaFit programme established permanent health clinics near ports and quaysides to help connect fish. [...] The design and delivery were co-produced with the participants: the skit was performed by members of the care home community, who incorporated Delivering prevention in an ageing world : Democratising access to prevention 20 examples of how they might overcome vaccination barriers related to real-life social influences.39 The benefit of employing co-production to improve health literacy is clearly.