The John A. Hartford Foundation, New York, New York, USA.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Sep;68(9):1936-1940. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16675. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
The designation of "age friendly" has clearly engaged the attention of scholars and leading experts in the field of aging. A search of PubMed references citing the term produced 15 results in the 5-year period from 2006 to 2011; that number increased to 572 in the period from 2015 to 2019. The work, notably led by the World Health Organization with the initiation of age-friendly cities and age-friendly communities, has now sparked a movement for the creation of age-friendly health systems and age-friendly public health systems. Now more than ever, in an era of pandemics, it seems wise to create an ecosystem where each of the age-friendly initiatives can create synergies and additional momentum as the population continues to age. Work of a global nature is especially important given the array of international programs and scientific groups focused on improving the lives of older adults along with their care and support system and our interconnectedness as a world community. In this article, we review the historical evolution of age-friendly programs and describe a vision for an age-friendly ecosystem that can encompass the lived environment, social determinants of health, the healthcare system, and our prevention-focused public health system.
“友好老龄化”的概念显然引起了学者和老龄化领域的专家的关注。在PubMed 中搜索引用该术语的参考文献，2006 年至 2011 年的 5 年期间有 15 个结果；而在 2015 年至 2019 年期间，这一数字增加到 572。这项工作主要由世界卫生组织发起，涉及友好老龄化城市和友好老龄化社区，现在已经引发了创建友好老龄化医疗体系和友好老龄化公共卫生体系的运动。在大流行时代，创建一个友好老龄化的生态系统似乎是明智的，在这个生态系统中，每个友好老龄化的举措都可以在人口持续老龄化的情况下产生协同作用和额外的动力。鉴于一系列专注于改善老年人生活以及他们的护理和支持系统的国际计划和科学团体，以及我们作为一个世界社区的相互联系，全球性的工作尤为重要。在本文中，我们回顾了友好老龄化计划的历史演变，并描述了一个友好老龄化生态系统的愿景，该系统可以包含生活环境、健康的社会决定因素、医疗体系和我们以预防为重点的公共卫生体系。
