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“We accept rights violations in old age that would be unacceptable at any other age.” – Interview with Nena Georgantzi Featured in La Vanguardia
This interview highlights ageism as a systemic issue, the need for legal capacity to protect human rights in old age, and the push for a...
Watch That Attitude: Is There Ageism in Healthcare? – Interview with Nena Georgantzi Featured in Medscape
Discover the impact of ageism in healthcare through Nena Georgantzi’s interview, featured on Medscape alongside insights from other researchers.
Defining optimal care: AGE Members’ Role in Shaping the First White Paper on Frailty
Rose Miranda and Lieve Van den Block, on behalf of the EAPC Reference Group on Aging and Palliative Care, drafted this article highlighting the collaboration...
How can navigators support older people with cancer and their families?
In the context of the Horizon Europe funded EU Navigate project, partner AGE Platform Europe organised a user forum on 24 October 2024 with its members...
“No one knows your risk like you do” -WHO campaign on COVID prevention measures
WHO-Europe calls on individuals to assess their personal risks and integrate simple protective measures from respiratory viruses into everyday life.
Health care: UN survey on national & regional support to receivers of care & caregivers
Care work includes taking care of children, older persons, the sick, and the disabled, as well as domestic work such as cleaning and cooking. Caregivers...
EU survey: Help improve healthcare for persons with disabilities!
Are you a person with disabilities in the EU, Norway, or Iceland? Have you received mammograms, Pap or HPV tests, colonoscopies or other cancer screening...
ValueCare closing event looks at future of care
credit: David Linnane At the final conference of the five-year EU-funded ValueCare project, AGE contributed to debates on how best to shape the future of...
The ValueCare experience: Creating value for older people with chronic conditions in Europe
The book “The ValueCare Experience: Creating Value for Older People with Chronic Conditions in Europe—A Transition Towards Outcome-Based Integrated Care Supported by Technology” is an...
Curopoli explores how to support mental health of carers at WHO Europe event
AGE Italian member Curopoli participated at an expert meeting organized by the EU office of the World Health Organization with a view of furthering the...
Addressing Suicide Among Older People in Europe: A call for targeted interventions and policy reforms
Published on the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), this policy report is a joint collaboration of GAMIAN-Europe and AGE Platform Europe. It provides...
Fighting suicide among older persons: we need more than awareness-raising !
credit: GAMIAN-Europe Read our September newsletter 10 September was the World Day for the Prevention of Suicide. On that occasion, AGE worked with the network...
AGE endorses joint statement on the revision of the EU Victims’ Rights Directive
More than 50 organisations have signed a joint statement on the Council’s Position Regarding the Revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive to urge all EU Member States...
Work-Life Integration – AGE Policy Paper
Credit: David Tett AGE position paper explores the holistic concept of ‘work-life integration’ that we are advocating for. Unlike the notion of work-life balance, work-life...
Dance is for Every Body | Watch the Video
Andrew Carroll, a former soloist with The Philadelphia Ballet and now a professor at the University of South Florida’s School of Dance, has produced the video...
Help us in gathering information for World Suicide Prevention Day – Survey deadline September 3rd
10 September will mark World Suicide Prevention Day. AGE has partnered with GAMIAN-Europe, an EU network working on mental health and marking this day every...
Mental Health of Older Persons – UNECE
This policy brief from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) outlines the determinants and prevalence of mental health issues among older adults in...
Global database of promising interventions to address abuse of older people
Produced as part of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, this database aims to develop a portfolio of effective approaches to prevent and respond to...
Share your initiatives for quality integrated long-term care in Europe
As part of the Laurel project, AGE is looking for integrated long-term care initiatives on the national, regional or local level. Laurel is a Horizon...
Ensuring a digital future for healthy ageing – Pharaon final conference
With more the 200 participants, the final conference of Pharaon presented the work of the EU-funded project to make smart and active living for Europe’s...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: EU States must reinforce Victim’s Rights!
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June, we call for BINDING standards to ensure better protection for victims of elder abuse across EU countries....
EU Care Strategy: Turn the nice words into national action!
Together with our members, we propose recommendations to reform the long-term care systems and meet the ambition of the European Care Strategy in 10 countries.
Healthy Ageing & Prevention Index: how do countries perform worldwide?
The International Longevity Centre – ILC is seizing the momentum of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris to remind that sports and fitness play an...
AGE discusses long-term care along the life course at International Conference on Integrated Care
AGE participated in the 24th International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC24) in April, co-leading an engaging workshop on the present and future of long-term care...
