[Implementing knowledge. Tasks and activities of Working Group 3 on "Healthy Aging" of the German Platform for Prevention and Health Promotion].

It is indisputable that preventive and health-promoting interventions are also effective for older people. In order to put this knowledge into practice, several important questions have to be answered first. Which preventive goals have priority? Which contents have to be conveyed in the context of "healthy aging"? Which strategies of intervention have proven effective so far? How can older people be addressed in their surroundings? Working Group 3 on "Healthy Aging" of the German Forum/Platform for Prevention and Health Promotion is currently discussing these questions. The following article presents the proceedings as well as the results of Working Group 3 up to now.