Why healthy ageing matters
In this presentation, Anna Dixon discusses health, financial security and social connections – three of the fundamental aspects to a good later life.
Healthy ageing is an important public health priority. While lots of people enjoy a good later life, this is not universal.
Many still die prematurely, suffer from diseases or disabilities for much of their later life, experience poverty and financial insecurity, feel lonely and isolated or lack meaning and purpose.
While longer life is to be celebrated, if more of our extra years are to be lived in poor health, the implications for individuals and society may be negative.
In this presentation, Anna Dixon discusses health, financial security and social connections – three of the fundamental aspects to a good later life – and explores how public health can play a leading role in helping more people to have a better later life.