Aging and Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

With the world-wide growth of the older adult population, there is increased concern about the impact of aging-related consequences on health and healthcare utilization. While individuals can encounter many problems as they age, two of the most pressing issues facing older adults are falls and chronic disease. The direct and indirect costs of these public health issues are enormous and growing. Many of the known risks for falls are associated with inadequate disease management (e.g., physical activity, medication, communication with healthcare providers), which makes strategies to address these issues highly interrelated. Over the past decade, there has been an emergence of large initiatives to reduce the burden of falls and chronic conditions that draw upon evidence-based programs (EBP) and practices in community, clinical, and industry settings. Often these efforts are translational in nature and integrate technology. Additional research is needed to document the reach and effectiveness of these interventions and advance their implementation, dissemination, and sustainability. 

This Topical Collection features a spectrum of articles about health among older adults. Articles being solicited include those that address: (1) health-related risk factors; (2) physical, mental, and social aspects of health and well-being; (3) interventions and programs influencing health status, functioning, and quality of life; and (4) strategies to engage older adults in healthy behaviors, enhance the delivery of EBP, develop infrastructure and networks to support healthy aging. 

This Topical Collection will advance healthy aging by contributing to what is known about health risk among older adults and opportunities to promote population health and aging. Further, this Topical Collection will inform practice, policy, and research needed to develop and nurture systems of support for evidence-based programs and strategies.

Prof. Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Prof. Dr. Marcia G. Ory
Collection Editors

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