The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas (2021-2030)

The Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2020, is the main strategy to build a society for all ages. This global initiative brings together the efforts of governments, civil society, international agencies, professional teams, academia, the media, and the private sector to improve the lives of older people, their families and their communities. It builds on previous guidance, such as the World Health Organization's Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health 2016-2020: towards a world in which everyone can live a long and healthy life, the United Nation’s Political Declaration and Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) leads the concerted agenda of the Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas 2021-2030. The Decade addresses four action areas. Click on each one to learn more. 

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The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas.

 

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The Platform of the Decade

 

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Email: hello@decadeofhealthyageing.org

 

 

Decade Platform Virtual Launch Video - Audio in English (Sept.9, 2021) 

 

 

 

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Highlights

 

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Series - The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas: situation and challenges. An inter-institutional initiative, led by PAHO, to provide evidence-based information on the health and well-being situation of older persons in the Region of the Americas.

 

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Read the UN Decade of Healthy Aging: Plan of Action 2021–2030 to learn more about the 10-year-plan of concerted, catalytic, and sustained collaboration.

 

The Observatory on Health and Aging for the Americas is a platform whose main objective is to provide statistical data on health and aging in the region.

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Series Launch - The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas: situation and challenges (Apr. 17, 2023)

 

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Launch in the Region of the Americas of the 2023 progress report of the Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) (Apr. 2, 2024) 

 

   
Webinar: Round Table "Older Persons in the Americas: Advances and Challenges" (Oct. 3, 2022)     

 

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Intergenerational Dialogues on Solidarity: Dr. James Hospedales & Adam Bartholomew (August 12, 2022, International Youth Day) 

 

What is the Decade of Healthy Aging?  

 

What is an Age-Friendly Environment?

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