The Observatory on Health and Aging for the Americas is a platform created by the Healthy Aging Program, as one of the objectives of the Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Its main objective is to provide statistical data on health and aging in the region.
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Data on aging and health is crucial to better understand older adults’ health status as well as their social and economic contributions and social capital. This is why strengthening data, research and innovation to accelerate implementation is one of the enablers of the Decade of Healthy Aging. Data available on this observatory can provide a snapshot of the current available information that can be useful for prioritization and evaluation of public health interventions. Older people are not a homogenous group, nor does the aging process happen in the same way and speed in every country. Therefore, providing disaggregated data can help countries to prepare to the demographic shift and better address older adults needs.
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