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Investing for Health of older people A
demonstration project of WHO with different
Regions in Europe Dr Rüdiger Krech Manager
Healthy Ageing
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Active ageing demonstration projects

• WHO
• Headquarters in Geneva
• globally some 4.000 employees
• budget 850 Mio US (equals one university
  hospital)
• 6 Regional Offices worldwide
• Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The WHO Regional Office for Europe
• 51Member States
• 36 Programmes
• Communicable Diseases, non-communicable diseases,
  tobacco, nutrition, health promotion in settings,
  mental health, child health, womens health,
  environment and health, health information, media
  network etc.
• NEW Healthy Ageing
• Building of networks with some 1000 experts

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The 5 WHO Principles
• Health conscience of the Region
• Information centre for public health and health
  information
• Advocate for Health For All
• Analyse best practice to achieve better health
  outcomes
• Catalyst for health programmes technical
  cooperation with member states, building up
  networks, carry out humanitarian assitance work

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• Demographic Change
• Currently, 15,3 of the total population are
  older than 65
• In 2030 this means that every 3rd person is
  older than 65
• incidence of morbidity of the very old
  ?musculo-sceletal diseases, neurological
  disorders, falls, incontinence, cardio-vascular
  diseases,

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Active ageing demonstration projects
Demographic Change The creation of a healthy
environment is of particular importance
Household technology, living environment,
communication- and transport systems, involvement
of older people in social networks, opportunity
to be active into old age Also The expectations
of older people towards health and social service
provision is changing. Older people are an
important part of the social capital of a
community.
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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The demonstration project
• aims at re-orienting health and social services
  towards active ageing
• is based on the assets of the community and the
  individual
• bundles the resources in a multisectoral and
  multiprofessional working method

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The demonstration project
• promotes healthy lifestyles for an active old
  age
• reduces health risks that might lead to
  dependency,
• is based on the individual needs of hte older
  person
• increases the quality of life of the older
  person

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The demonstration project
• is based on a systemic approach
• identifies and reduces existing barriers that
  arise in implemention
• is scientifically evaluated

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• WHO
• Offers technical support
• Is partner in health policy discussions
• Give international visiblity to the project
• Organises the scientific evaluation

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The participants are
• the clients
• the trained advocates
• the gerontological team
• the project management team,
• the lokal working group
• the regional working group and
• the project coordination

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The clients
• The target group is selected according to the
  following criteria
• One year after retirement
• 6 months after the loss of a spouse or close
  partner

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The advocates
• identify the concrete demands of their clients.
  Guiding question is What do I really want to
  do/strengthen/improve, and what keeps me from
  doing that right away
• organise and identify individual health
  promotion package
• receive support through the local working group
  and the active ageing team.

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The active ageing team
• offers expert knowledge at the local level
• advises and supports the work of the advocates
• meets with the actors and stakeholders on a
  regular basis

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The local working group
• consists of all local decision-makers, service
  providers and purchasers
• Removes identified barriers in the first place
• meets regularly with WHO UNI PMG

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Active ageing demonstration projects

• The regional working group
• Consists of all stakeholders at regional/county
  level regional ministries, sickness funds,
  associations etc.
• removes identified barriers in the second
  instance
• meets twice a year
• is responsible for the outcomes on a systemic
  level

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Schirmherr
Projektkoordinator (PK) Dr. Hikl
Landesarbeitsgruppe Ministerien, Kassen, LVs,
PKL,PMG, Johanniter Einrichtungen
PKL Projektkoordinations- Leitung (WHO, Uni, PMG)
Lokale Arbeitsgruppe Stadt, Kreis, Anb.,
Kostentr., WHO, PMG, Uni
KG ?PMG Konzeptionsgruppe ?Projektmanagementgruppe
Stadt, FT, Kreis Ges. Amt, PV, PK
Ab ProjektstartProjektverantwortliche (PV Frau
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MGT Mobiles Gerontologisches Team (Experten), PV
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Active ageing demonstration projects
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