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Healthy Aging: Insights for Research and Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

B. Payne ,
J. Dawe ,
R. Evans ,
V. Marshall ,
P. Clarke ,
D. Norris ,
J. Hagey ,
E. Shapiro ,
R. Wilkins  and
B. Havens
B. Payne*
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
J. Dawe
Affiliation:
Department of Social Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
R. Evans
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
V. Marshall
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
P. Clarke
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
D. Norris
Affiliation:
Statistics Canada
J. Hagey
Affiliation:
Statistics Canada
E. Shapiro
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
R. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Statistics Canada
B. Havens
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
*
Requests for reprints should be sent to:/Les demandes de reproduction doivent être adressées à: Dr. B. Payne, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
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Abstract

In times of health reform, fiscal restraint and population aging, it becomes increasingly imperative to understand what must be done to better link research and policy in the health area. In this paper, the major determinants of healthy aging are discussed in terms of current conceptual frameworks of health, measurement, methodologies, and data sources. In order to maximize the benefit for the health of current and future Canadian seniors, policy recommendations are made to Statistics Canada, Health Canada, and the Seniors Independence Research Program (SIRP) which cover a range of issues related to measurement and data sources, health services, health status, economic status, and education.

Résumé

Résumé

En ces temps de réforme de la santé, de restrictions financières et de vieillissement de la population, il est de plus en plus essentiel de comprendre les mesures à prendre pour mieux relier les politiques et la recherche en matière de santé. Ce document constitue un débat sur les facteurs importants d'un vieillissement sain en relation avec les cadres conceptuels actuels sur la santé, les indices de mesure, les méthodologies et les sources de données. Dans une optique de maximisation de la santé des aînés canadiens d'aujourd'hui et de demain, des recommandations sont presentées a Statistique Canada, a Santé Canada et au Programme de recherche pour l'autonomie des aînés qui couvre une gamme de questions reliées aux indices de mesures et aux sources de données ainsi qu'aux services de santé, à l'état de la santé, à la condition economique et à l'éducation.

Keywords

Health DeterminantsSeniorsHealth PolicyPopulation HealthFacteurs de santéaînéspolitique en matiére de santésanté de la population
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 16 , Issue S1: Bridging Policy and Research on Aging/Tisser des liens entre les politiques et la recherche relative au vieillissement , Spring Printemps 1997 , pp. 42 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1997

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