Ensuring that populations globally are actively engaged in society while living longer, healthier lives will require an all-of-society approach — from governments and the private sector to individuals and families, says a new report published by the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
CEPAR researchers Scientia Professor John Piggott and Professor John Beard contributed to the NAM report as members of the International Commission, a multidisciplinary and global team of thought leaders, from both the public and private sectors, with expertise in biological and behavioural sciences, medicine, health care, public health, engineering, technology, economics and policy.
The report, titled Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity, provides a roadmap with recommendations for both addressing the needs of older people in the next five years and supporting actions to improve healthy longevity by 2050 in the areas of work, volunteering, and education; social infrastructure; physical environment; and public health, health systems, and long-term care.
On June 3, 2022, the US National Academy of Medicine hosted a release webinar to discuss the findings and recommendations from the newly released consensus study. This global public webinar convened members of the international, independent commission of experts behind these recommendations to share a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of the roadmap designed to improve the health, productivity, and quality of life for people of all ages around the world by 2050.