Introduction
There is an urgent need for developing strategies that can help to alleviate the societal consequences of the aging of populations. Many of the studies carried out to address this challenge, unfortunately, perceive the ill health that tends to accompany aging as some kind of ‘independent variable’ that leads to higher rates of morbidity, work disability, and demand for health- and social care services. We aim to find solutions that postpone morbidity and/or its consequences (functional decline, disability, dependence on health- and social care services) until a later moment in the human lifespan. You can find more detailed information regarding prospects, strategies and consequences here.
Click here for more information on the various research lines that are set out in this theme.
Theme coordinator
In addition to recruiting senior and junior researchers and Ph.D. candidates, the role of the theme coordinator is to provide focus and direction.
The theme coordinators are the intellectual leaders of Netspar.
The coordinator of this theme is Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar.
Participating researchers in this theme.
Events
December 4, 2008: Theme conference at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
More information.
Publications and Working Papers
To get a list of all publications and / or working papers by theme and/or researchers, please search our database.
Education
Since our theme has just started, at this moment we have not contributed to the Netspar educational programs.
