Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

Abstract Background To address the challenges of the global aging population, the World Health Organization promoted age-friendly communities as a way to foster the development of active aging community initiatives. Accordingly, key components (i.e., policies, services and structures related to the...

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Main Authors: Mélanie Levasseur, Marie-France Dubois, Mélissa Généreux, Verena Menec, Parminder Raina, Mathieu Roy, Catherine Gabaude, Yves Couturier, Catherine St-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Aging adults
Seniors
Age-friendly cities
Age-friendly municipalities
Community integration
Community participation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4392-7

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