The World Health Organization released this short video in celebration of World Health Day with a focus on healthy aging — “adding life to years.”
“For the first time in human history, the world will soon have more older people than children. The human race is ageing and we are unprepared. Unless we change the way we think and act about ageing, we will miss the opportunity to age in good health and to build a society where older people are respected and valued members of society ….” – World Health Organization
Excerpts from the 1-minute and 20-second video:
- By 2050 2 billion of us will be age 60 and older.
- Shattered myths about elders.
- Value elders’ contributions.
- Everyone benefits in societies where elders thrive.
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WHO’s Video on Healthy Ageing – Adding Life to Years
World Health Day 2012 [TCV UPDATE 9/7/2021: URL removed due to Error 500 alert.]
Thank you Marc Wortmann, Alzheimer’s Disease International, for bringing this to the attention of TheCaregiversVoice.com.
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