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The Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre
Educational Conference for older adults |
The Need
The Caribbean population is ageing. The facts are:
- The 60+ populations is in excess of 10%, predicted to rise to 15-20% by 2025 (PAHO,1996)
- Average life expectancy exceeds 75 years (PAHO, 1996).
- Health issues, chronic diseases and increased rehabilitation needs.
- Social issues, policy issues, care giving, residential care, leisure activity and family supports.
- Financial economic, pensions and increased health care costs.
- Responses need careful planning and education of all age groups.
- The university is well placed to play a leading role in this area.
The Response
The Ageing and Wellness Centre is committed to:
- Policy development
- Teaching
- Research
- Outreach to promote healthy ageing throughout the life course
- Critically examine the physical and psychological issues associated with ageing and propose appropriate programmes and successful models
- Strengthen knowledge and understanding of ageing issues across the region
- Develop an integrated interdisciplinary programme of ageing studies within the university
- To work with Caribbean States and relevant agencies to develop ageing policies and programmes
- To produce and disseminate data and knowledge on age related issues.
- Establish and maintain linkages with national, regional and international institutions concerned with and working on age related issues.
- Provide a service to seniors through an activity programme