A global strategy for healthy ageing

The tries, the vast majority of older and putting into an accessible form changes in the programme are re people live in the community and for the use of health professionals, flected in its new title. [...] In practice, decline in this faculty is associated slowing down the decline; this means that the "ageing" compo with factors such as physical activity • reassess interventions which, as a nents of other WHO programmes and living in an environment free of result of ageing-associated have to be highlighted and devel air pollution. [...] A person follow specific diseases, need to be from Mental Health to Nursing, from ing the first "decline" curve will not adapted to the new context; Primary Health Care to Noncommu reach the disability threshold until • intervene for those who fall nicable Diseases, from Reproductive very late in life, if ever (as death may below the threshold of di sability, Health to Rehabilitation. [...] In contrast, the life for example, to restore sight by a respect, a major role of the Ageing long smoker may develop emphy cataract operation or mobility by and Health Programme is to act as a sema at the age of 60 and survive a hip replacement; or where this catalyst for action. [...] By working with other divisions and capacities (for example, respiratory technical programmes of WHO around the world, and with other agencies in many fields of activity, A life-course perspective to maintain the the Ageing and Health Programme is highest possible level of functional capacity taking on one of the big challenges of the next century.