Theme 2007 - 2010
Theme Coordinator: Johan Mackenbach
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.
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Contribution to research
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Contribution to education
° Lectured MSc courses here
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Contribution to knowledge exchange
° Sounding Board here
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