Consequences Of Population Aging For Public Health In Different Areas Of Life

Download or read book Consequences of Population Aging for Public Health in Different Areas of Life written by Enno Nowossadeck and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increasing age the individual risk of suffering from one or more diseases and health-related impairments grows, therefore population aging, as an increase in the number and proportion of older people, represents a major challenge for public health in western countries. This affects several areas of life, especially in the fields of public health and health care (e.g., rising demand for health care services and nursing care, prevention, etc.). In addition, living in ones own home as long as possible (aging in place) represents one of the challenges of population aging. The “baby boomer” generation are a unique aspect of population aging. In Germany, this generation is in the last third of its working life, retiring soon. Therefore, health care for baby boomers is a challenge when it comes to their earning capacity and the maintenance of qualified employees and their healthy aging.