Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES

In the area of public policies more people are reaching older ages and living longer, increasing the demand for public services creating new necessities and requiring from the municipalities an efficient and wider service which allows to the elderly people favorable conditions to have a healthy and...

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Main Author: Anderson Silva Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editora da Geografia 2015-07-01
Series:Geografares
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Online Access:http://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/8979/7450
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description In the area of public policies more people are reaching older ages and living longer, increasing the demand for public services creating new necessities and requiring from the municipalities an efficient and wider service which allows to the elderly people favorable conditions to have a healthy and an active life. In order to provide a humble contribution that older people have an increasingly better quality of life was developed this article featuring aging in Viana through the construction and analysis of indicators and that identifies new public policy demands that arise linked to increased participation of older people in the total population. To identify the main needs of the age group of 60 years and over a mixed questionnaire was applied to 80 elderly residents of the municipality who participate in activities in the Elderly Living Center and the de Noronha Marcilio elderly associations and Vila Betânia neighborhoods among the most aged. The greatest need according the elderly are health care and leisure facilities.
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spellingShingle Anderson Silva Oliveira
Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
Geografares
Population aging
the elderly
public policies
title Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
title_full Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
title_fullStr Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
title_full_unstemmed Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
title_short Population Aging and the Emergence of New dDemands of Public Policy in Viana/ES
title_sort population aging and the emergence of new ddemands of public policy in viana es
topic Population aging
the elderly
public policies
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