加载中…健康助人幸福长寿
(2012-04-09 15:28:21)
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74岁的威斯康星州韦罗奎市（Viroqua, Wisconsin)居民汉克•迪奇 (Hank Duetsch) 始终积极参加各种活动，包括一个他与其他老年伙伴一起组建的划船俱乐部，探索密西西比河（Mississippi River）流域。
美国国务院《美国参考》Kathryn McConnell 自华盛顿报道，据美国卫生与公众服务部（Department of Health and Human Services）的报告，到2017年，世界年逾65岁的人口将在历史上第一次超过5岁以下的儿童人数。到2050年，65岁以上的人口将多于14岁以下的儿童。
卫生部说，最快和最急剧的人口变化发生在中、低等收入国家。
卫生与公众服务部部长凯瑟琳•西贝利厄斯（Kathleen Sebelius）在4月7日世界卫生日（World Health Day）到来前一天说，支持老年人口参与并倡导老年健康和福祉的国家将会有更好的准备适应这一变化。
每年的世界卫生日也是1948年创立的联合国世界卫生组织（U.N. World Health Organization，WHO）的周年纪念日。
2012年世界卫生日的主题是“健康助人幸福长寿。”它强调，要让人们不仅长寿，而且生活得有品质。卫生与公众服务部保证与国际社会密切合作，改善世界各地老年人口的健康和福祉。
64岁的赖斯•科尔（Rise Cole）喜欢参加她和她的丈夫能够一起乐在其中的活动。她说：“在这类活动以后，我总感觉特别爽。”
世界卫生组织在《2012年世界卫生日报告》（2012 World Health Day report）中表示，随着越来越多的人能够长寿，那种认为年龄大的人无法学习新技能或接近退休的人不值得再培训的陈旧观念将会改变。年资较高的人们在工商业、艺术界和公共服务等领域作出重大贡献；随着人口老龄化，这种趋势有可能变得更加普遍。采取各种举措打破对老年人的陈旧观念将对老年人有益，也会降低人口不断老化的国家的费用。
让老年生活健康、积极的许多决定因素不限于保健系统。例如，生活在一个安全的社区中，街上经常可以看到老人，那么就会鼓励其他老人更经常地参与社区活动。同样的社区也会促使相对年轻的人更多地参与体育活动。世界卫生组织的报告说：“这对他们的健康有好处，有助于为他们走向老年打下一个更好的基础。”
世卫组织说：“走向老龄是一个终生的过程。”
美国卫生与公众服务部网站Go4Life（英文）提供有关老年人如何保持生活活跃的信息。
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Good Health Adds Life to Years
By Kathryn McConnell | Staff Writer | 06 April 2012
Hank Duetsch, 74, of Viroqua, Wisconsin, keeps up an active life, including a paddle club he formed with fellow seniors to explore the waterways of the Mississippi River.
Washington — By 2017, the number of people aged 65 years or older will outnumber children younger than age 5 for the first time in history. And by 2050, there will be more people over 65 years than children under age 14, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The most rapid and dramatic demographic changes are happening in low- and middle-income countries, HHS said.
Countries that support the participation of their older populations and promote their health and well-being will be better prepared to adapt to the change, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said one day in advance of World Health Day April 7.
Every year, World Health Day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the founding of the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948.
"Good health adds life to years" is the theme of the 2012 World Health Day. It highlights the need to ensure that people are living well as they live longer. HHS has pledged to work closely with the international community to improve the health and well-being of older populations around the world.
Rise Cole, 64, wanted an activity she and her husband could both enjoy doing together. “I always feel better afterwards,” she said.
As more people start to live longer, stereotypes of older people as being unable to learn new skills or too near to retirement to be worth retraining will change, WHO said in its 2012 World Health Day report. Older people make major contributions in fields including business, the arts and public service, and this trend is likely to become more widespread as populations age. Taking steps to break down stereotypes of older people will benefit them and reduce the costs to countries of aging populations.
Many determinants of healthy and active aging are beyond the health system. For example, living in a neighborhood that is safe and where older people can be seen on the streets might encourage other older people to engage more frequently in community activities. The same neighborhoods can also increase the likelihood of younger people being physically active. “This is positive for their health and helps to ensure that when they, too, transition to older age, they will have a stronger base,” WHO said in its 2012 World Health Day report.
“Aging is a lifelong process,” WHO said.
Information about seniors getting active is at HHS’s Go4Life website.
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http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2012/04/201204063424.html#ixzz1rWg3wDVu
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