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Healthy Aging Program

Welcome

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What is Healthy Aging?

Healthy Aging is a lifelong process of optimizing opportunities for maintaining and promoting physical, emotional, social, cognitive and spiritual well-being. The goal is to enhance:

• Independence
• Quality of life
• Life course transitions

Healthy Aging is determined by the interplay between the individual and their environment. It is influenced by factors such as:

• Beliefs, attitudes and actions about health
• Education, socio-economic circumstances, working conditions, gender and culture

To achieve healthy aging, in addition to individual choices and behaviours, external supports are required including:

• Social networks
• Community services
• Public policies
• Safe/supportive built and natural environments

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Page last updated on: May 15, 2008