Journal article
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
BackgroundTo 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 communities’ physical and social environments) should be designed to be age-friendly and help all aging adults to live safely, enjoy good health and stay …
Authors
Levasseur M; Dubois M-F; Généreux M; Menec V; Raina P; Roy M; Gabaude C; Couturier Y; St-Pierre C
Journal
BMC Public Health, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12889-017-4392-7
ISSN
1472-698X