Ageism - World Health Organization (WHO) Ageism has far-reaching impacts on all aspects of our health and well-being when we are older: It is linked to poorer physical health, affecting, among others, our ability to recover from disability and our sexual and reproductive health It increases risky health behaviours (e g , eating an unhealthy diet, smoking) It is associated with poorer mental health, including the onset of depression
Global report on ageism - World Health Organization (WHO) The Global report on ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e g government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, private sector) It brings together the best available evidence on the nature and magnitude of ageism, its determinants and its impact It outlines what strategies work to prevent and counter ageism
Ageing: Ageism - World Health Organization (WHO) Ageism is everywhere: from our institutions and relationships to ourselves For example, ageism is in policies that support healthcare rationing by age, practices that limit younger people’s opportunities to contribute to decision-making in the workplace, patronizing behavior used in interactions with older and younger people, and in self-limiting behavior, which can stem from internalized
Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing - Combatting Ageism Ageism affects how we think, feel and act towards others and ourselves based on age It imposes powerful barriers to the development of good policies and programmes for older and younger people, and has profound negative consequences on older adults’ health and well-being WHO is working together with key partners on a Global Campaign to Combat Ageism The Campaign aims to change the
Envejecimiento : edadismo El edadismo afecta a todos A partir de los cuatro años, los niños empiezan a ser conscientes de los estereotipos de edad de su cultura Desde entonces, interiorizan y utilizan esos estereotipos para encauzar sus sentimientos y comportamiento hacia personas de distintas edades También recurren a los estereotipos de edad de su cultura para percibir y comprender su propia persona, de manera
Global report on ageism: executive summary The Global report on ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e g government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, private sector) It brings together the best available evidence on the nature and magnitude of ageism, its determinants and its impact It outlines what strategies work to prevent and counter ageism
Online Launch: The WHO Ageism Scale – A new way to measure ageism Ageism, which is how we think (stereotypes), feel (prejudices), and act (discrimination) towards others or ourselves based on age, is harmful for our health and well-being The UN Global report on ageism shows that ageism has serious consequences for our physical mental health, impacts negatively on our social well-being, and takes a heavy economic toll on individuals and society To stop
Vieillissement : lâgisme L’âgisme regroupe les stéréotypes (la façon d’envisager l’âge), les préjugés (ce qu’inspire l’âge) et la discrimination (la façon de se comporter), dont on est soi-même victime ou dont autrui est victime en raison de l’âge
Connecting generations: planning and implementing interventions for . . . Ageism exists when “age” is used to categorize individuals and create social divisions, with ensuing injustice and harm and lack of solidarity across generations Ageism is highly detrimental to our health and well-being and imposes a heavy cost on societies