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Multi-disciplinary workshop on Ageing and Wellbeing
Prof. Dr. Inge Hutter Demographer, anthropologist Coordinator Healthy Ageing Alpha Gamma RUG Dean Faculty Spatial Sciences
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Welcome at Faculty of Spatial Sciences
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FRW research programma: Towards Well-being, Innovation, Spatial Transformation (tWIST) An important theme: Wellbeing and Healthy Ageing - multidisciplinary - demography, geography, spatial planning
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Groningen approach Healthy Ageing › Life course as guiding principle, from cell to society › Interdisciplinary, interfaculty; network structure › Medical and natural sciences AND alpha-gamma › Diamond 4: PEOPLE are central › Regionally rooted, internationally oriented › Regio = proeftuin; Masterplan Zorg voor Toekomst NO Groningen, NPO › Academic research, high societal relevance (societal stakeholders) › Research and teaching
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Healthy ageing definition › The Swedish National Institute of Public Health 2006: Healthy Ageing, A challenge for Europe › Healthy Ageing project: European countries › Healthy ageing is the process of optimising opportunities for physical, social and mental health to enable (older) people to take an active part in society without discrimination and to enjoy an independent and good quality of life (2006, p.7).
Website RUG, sinds 8 November 2011 Healthy ageing Gezond en actief ouder worden Hoe blijven we langer gezond, gelukkig en maatschappelijk actief? Welke factoren bepalen ons fysieke, psychische en sociale welbevinden? Over deze vragen gaat het multidisciplinaire onderzoeksprogramma Healthy ageing. Mensen centraal RUG en UMCG doen onderzoek dat tastbare resultaten moet opleveren voor burgers en samenleving. Ons onderzoek wordt vaak uitgevoerd in samenspraak met betrokkenen. Het gaat over medische vragen, over het voorkómen en behandelen van ziektes. Het gaat ook over hoe mensen hun leven vormgeven en hoe ze bij afnemende gezondheid zelf regie over hun leven kunnen houden.
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Healthy Ageing alpha-gamma 1.
Population ageing and decline: consequences for society Researchers spatial sciences, economics, sociology
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Life course ageing in context Researchers behavioural+social sciences, health sciences, arts, religious studies
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Participation in healthy ageing: Researchers spatial sciences, behavioural+social, health sciences, economics+business, arts, religious studies
Example linkages : Healthy Ageing: Population and Society (HAPS)
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HAPS › Inter-faculty, interdisciplinary approach ageing Demography (FRW), epidemiology (UMCG), sociology (GWM) Theoretical basis: subjective wellbeing, culture, social networks, empowerment, participation Core team HAPS more than 20 researchers now › Multilevel: macro-meso-micro interplay Population Health services/ family/ communities; social networks Individuals
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Participation in Healthy Ageing Participation of citizens in issues of health and ageing. Hearing their voices, and their perspective, in the socioeconomic context, spatial context in which they live. Bringing this perspective into the health care system, and towards health care providers and policy makers. Coming to innovation and new forms of health care. Thus ensuring that people can take care of their own life and own health. Applying in India, Malawi, Ghana, Uganda ... Northern Netherlands
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Participatory approach › Conducting research with aim of social change with participants rather than on respondents with citizens, societal stakeholders - researching voices of people, bringing into the health and care system
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Multi-disciplinary Research Research and teaching Societal stakeholders
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Have a very nice workshop!
