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ELDERLY AGING GERONTOLOGY GERIATRIC: RESEARCH :
EUROPE:
Health-EU. 
Elderly



Health-EU.
Elderly
Health-EU.
The Public Health Portal of the European Union
<http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/my_health/elderly/index_en.htm>



"By 2050, the number of people in the EU aged 65 and above is expected to 
grow by 70% and the number of people aged over 80 by 170%. This raises 
important challenges for the 21st century: meet the higher demand for 
healthcare; adapt health systems to the needs of an ageing population 
while keeping them sustainable in societies with smaller workforce.


The key challenge will be to promote healthy and active ageing for 
European citizens. More years in good health will mean a better quality 
of life, more independence, and the possibility to remain active. An 
ageing population in good health will also mean less strain on health 
systems and fewer people retiring from work due to ill-health. This would 
have a positive impact on Europe's economic growth.


The EU is actively supporting Member States in their efforts to promote 
healthy ageing with initiatives to improve the health of older people, 
the workforce, children and youth; and to prevent diseases throughout 
life. In addition, the EU takes action to improve the living conditions 
of elderly people."



Website Contents



Public health


Ageing and health

The ageing population and their health Lifestyle Health determinants 
(tobacco, nutrition) and the EU approach to addressing lifestyle-related 
health problems


Disease and conditions

Major chronic diseases in EU affecting elderly people (Alzheimer's disease 
and other types of dementia, cardiovascular diseases)


Healthy Life Years

Is a valid indicator to measures and monitor the number of years lived 
free of activity limitation or disability Ageing and care for the elderly


Health and long-term care

EU policy to promote high-quality and sustainable long-term care



Economic policy

Addressing the economic, budgetary and social consequences of the 
increasing ageing population Health care accessible to all Employment and 
social policies to ensure high-quality health care for all


EUlisses -

A guide to pensions through mobility in Europe EUlisses is a multilingual 
web portal, which gives easy access to EU and national information on 
pensions for citizens on the move in Europe.



EC Health Indicators


Life expectancy

Life expectancy of the population based on the current mortality 
conditions


Health expectancy

Health expectancy based on limitation of usual activities


Prevalence of chronic illness

Self-perceived activity restriction due to chronic conditions


Age dependency ratio

Information and data on the population by age dependency ratio


Hospital discharges

Data on discharge of patients from hospitals GP utilisation Data on the 
number of patient contacts to General


Practitioners

(GP) within a calendar year


Surgeries:

PTCA, hip, cataract Data on main surgical operations and procedures 
performed in hospitals European Health Information


Life expectancy

Data on life expectancy presented in tables, figures and/or maps


Disease-specific mortality

Data on mortality due to particular causes of death presented in tables, 
figures and/or maps.


Total mortality

Data on total mortality presented in tables, figures and/or maps.



Statistics


Healthy Life Years in the EU The number of years that a person is expected 
to live in a healthy condition



Research


Improving the quality of life

EU research key actions applicable to different areas (genetic, 
neurosciences, public health and socio-economics research) and aimed at 
improving quality of life


The ageing population and disabilities

EU research actions aimed at improving quality of life for the elderly by 
tackling major diseases and disabilities


Cancer research in the European Union

EU research activities and programmes to fight cancer



Combating Cancer

EU research projects funded from the FP6 LifeSciHealth call for proposals 
aimed at improving patient-oriented strategies for combating cancer.


Environment and cancer

EU research actions to develop strategies for countering carcinogenic 
processes due to environmental factors before they lead to cancer


FP6: Combating cardiovascular disease, diabetes and rare diseases

This page informs on EU research programmes and studies to identify 
genetic and molecular pathology of these diseases in order to improve 
prevention, diagnosis and treatment


Food, nutrition and health

Provides information on EU research actions to ensure food quality and 
safety

This catalogue gives an overview of research projects funded in Key Action 
1 "Food, Nutrition and Health" of the Programme Quality of Life and 
Management of Living Resources within the Fifth Framework Programme.

The catalogue is a useful guide for those who want to have an idea of 
EC-funded projects in the field of food, nutrition and health.






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