Dementia
This fact sheet defines dementia and its common forms, and describes signs and symptoms, treatment and care, risk factors and prevention, and the social, economic, and familial impacts of the disease. Links are included to WHO's public health responses to dementia.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2023.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets
Elder abuse
This fact sheet provides statistics on how common elder abuse is and in what forms abuse may occur. The website also details risk factors, prevention, and WHO's response to the problem.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2022.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets
WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE)
These WHO guidelines propose evidence-based recommendations for health professionals to prevent, slow, or reverse declines in the physical and mental health of older adults. The PDF of the guidelines is available for download in seven languages.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2017.
https://www.who.int/publications
Integrated Care for Older People
This website explains the WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) package of tools, which help key stakeholders in health and social care to design and implement a person-centered and coordinated model of care.. The site includes links to the ICOPE Guidelines, ICOPE Handbook, ICOPE Handbook App, and other materials.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2019.
https://www.who.int/publications
Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030)
The WHO document describes the plan for a Decade of Decade 2020-2030, which is the second action plan of the WHO Global Strategy on Ageing and Health. It outlines the opportunity for governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector to take action to improve the lives of older adults. The website includes links to the final proposal in six different languages, and an embedded link to a WHO website that describes how one can get involved in the effort.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2020.
Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health
This report provides the global strategy and action plan on aging and health developed in May 2016 by the World Health Assembly. It establishs a framework focusing on five strategic objectives to achieve healthy aging for all.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2017.
https://www.who.int/publications
Aging and health
This fact sheet explains aging, lists health conditions associated with aging, and describes factors that affect healthy aging. Challenges to responding to population ageing are addressed, along with WHO's action plan for responding to these challenges.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2022.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets
AIHC Affiliate Conferences
AIHC Affiliate Conferences
As the professional community of the National Center, the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative is committed to advancing the field of interprofessional practice and education. One important strategy is to support activities that advance scholarship through interprofessional learning. AIHC has created a special Affiliate designation for conferences that uphold interprofessional rigor and values.
Clinicians' Guide to Caregiving
This website includes various information and tools to help caregivers when caring for Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia patients. The information included are topics such as understanding dementia, behavior issues, communication, everyday care, respite, and safety.
Source: Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Dementia Care Website, 2023.
A Closer Look at Healthy Aging | Family Medicine | UCI School of Medicine
This 25 minute video presented by Dr. Xaviour Walkerat the University of California Irvine provides a deeper look into what healthy aging is and what it looks like. He also discusses how to incorporate healthy aging into clinics.
Source: University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2019.
https://www.familymed.uci.edu/geriatrics/GWEP/training-tools.asp