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      The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing

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          Although populations around the world are rapidly ageing, evidence that increasing longevity is being accompanied by an extended period of good health is scarce. A coherent and focused public health response that spans multiple sectors and stakeholders is urgently needed. To guide this global response, WHO has released the first World report on ageing and health, reviewing current knowledge and gaps and providing a public health framework for action. The report is built around a redefinition of healthy ageing that centres on the notion of functional ability: the combination of the intrinsic capacity of the individual, relevant environmental characteristics, and the interactions between the individual and these characteristics. This Health Policy highlights key findings and recommendations from the report.

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          2985213R
          5470
          Lancet
          Lancet
          Lancet (London, England)
          0140-6736
          1474-547X
          16 December 2015
          29 October 2015
          21 May 2016
          21 May 2017
          : 387
          : 10033
          : 2145-2154
          Affiliations
          Ageing and Life Course (J R Beard PhD, A Officer MPH, I Araujo de Carvalho MD, R Sadana ScD, A M Pot PhD, J A Thiyagarajan PhD), Health statistics and information systems (W R Mahanani MSc, S Chatterji MD), Consultant (J A E Epping-Jordan PhD), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (J-P Michel MD); School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (P Lloyd-Sherlock PhD); and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (G M E E Peeters PhD)
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          Correspondence to: Dr John R Beard, World Health Organization, Ageing and Life Course, Geneva 1206, Switzerland beardj@ 123456who.int
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          PMC4848186 PMC4848186 4848186 nihpa737759
          10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00516-4
          4848186
          26520231
          e80bf6e8-fe40-4ef1-8de2-8f21e1ce20c8
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