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8:30 AM December 18, 2020
Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing explores how changing our behaviours, such as adopting a Mediterranean diet, we can all live longer, healthier and more satisfying lives
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Our life span is increasing – but what about our health span? Launched on November 26, the Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing (NIHA) is a new research group bringing together scientists, policy makers and the local community to explore how we can live longer, healthier and more satisfying lives.
Professor Anne-Marie Minihane, director of Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing
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As a society we are living longer: the average life expectancy in the UK is increasing at a rate of two to three years every decade. Yet our healthy life expectancy – the projected number of remaining years in good health – is not increasing at the same rate.
Study: Over 142 million people aged 60 years are unable to meet their basic daily needs
At least 14% of all people aged 60 years and over ̶ more than 142 million people ̶ are currently unable to meet all their basic daily needs according to the
Baseline report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing, released by the World Health Organization today.
The Baseline report brings together data available for measuring healthy ageing, defined by WHO as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age. Optimizing functional ability is the goal of the Decade of Healthy Ageing, which begins in 2021 and addresses five interrelated abilities that all older people should enjoy: the ability to meet basic needs; to continue to learn and make decisions; to be mobile; to build and maintain relationships; and to contribute to society.
Craetus Announces Partnership with Kent & Medway Prehab
Craetus will support pan Kent programme to deliver digital prehab services across the county in South East England
LONDON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Today Craetus Digital Healthcare Ltd., a medicine technology start-up specializing in chronic conditions management, announced it has partnered with Kent and Medway Prehab programme to support the roll out of digital prehabilitation services across Kent and South East England.
Prehabilitation, which optimises patients before major surgery and cancer treatments, has proven to have a positive impact on health outcome after surgery and reduce length of hospital stay.
Craetus platform enables cost efficient and scalable delivery of prehabilitation services and removes the need for face to face contact compared to traditional methods of delivery. The platform is aimed at Insurers, Healthcare providers and Employers.
HelpAge International welcomes the launch of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing
17/12/2020 HelpAge International today welcomed the announcement by the UN and the World Health Organization of the Decade of Healthy Ageing which marks a significant step forward for elevating the voices of older people on the global stage. “The announcement by the UN and the World Health Organization that 2021 – 2030 will be the Decade of Healthy Ageing is a significant day for everyone around the world. The Decade creates real potential for shared energy, focus and drive with a common agenda and shared action on healthy ageing by governments, the private sector, academia and the voluntary sector.
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