Abstract
With increasing life expectancy and its potential economic implication, World Health Organization (WHO) has advocated Active Ageing Policy since the 1990s. In 2000s, more focus is put on Healthy Ageing. Although Hong Kong is leading in league table on Life Expectancy, her older population is not living more healthier than before. Besides, the healthcare system is also much tilted towards hospital-based curative care than to primary and preventive care. Hong Kong Government is not slow in seeing the issue and has looked into policy on Healthy Ageing and development of Primary Healthcare for its Healthy Ageing policy. In this chapter, WHO concepts on Active Ageing and Healthy Ageing will be recapped, followed by an update on health status of older population in Hong Kong. Works in primary care for older adults will be reviewed. These will be discussed with focus on clinical and professional aspects but not from policy, administration, or economic perspective.
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Lum, C.M. (2023). Active Ageing and Healthy Ageing. In: Fong, B.Y.F., Wong, W.C.W. (eds) Gaps and Actions in Health Improvement from Hong Kong and Beyond. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4491-0_21
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