Strengthening the scientific foundation for policymaking to meet the challenges of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean : summary of a workshop

Strengthening the scientific foundation for policymaking to meet the challenges of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean summary of a workshop

"Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that began during the 1950s, and the more recent and even sharper reduction in fertility, will produce unusua...

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Corporate Authors: Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (Workshop) (-), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Population, issuing body (issuing body), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, issuing body
Other Authors: Kinsella, Kevin, rapporteur (rapporteur)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press 2015.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Older people > Government policy > Latin America > Congresses.
Aging > Latin America > Congresses.
Aging > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Older people > Government policy > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Caribbean Area.
Latin America.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622396406719
Table of Contents:
  • Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean in Global Perspective
  • Health Status, Disability, and Mortality
  • Health Care Systems, Access, and Quality
  • Labor Market Participation/Retirement
  • Family and Social Transfers
  • Resilience and Aspects of Well-Being in Older Age
  • Opportunities to Generate Evidence on Older Adults and Move the Research Agenda Forward.

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