Healthy Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: A Low-Cost Approach to Facilitating Healthy Aging
| Autor: | Robert Fick, Stuart MacLeod, Ana P. Johnson-Masotti, Paul Masotti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Public Policy Social Welfare Holistic Health Level design Motor Activity Social Environment Psychology Social Quality of life (healthcare) Residence Characteristics medicine Humans Social determinants of health Exercise Recreation Health policy Aged Retirement Community Matters in Healthy Aging Local Government Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment Quality of Life Environment Design Safety Psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 96:1164-1170 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.2005.068262 |
| Popis: | Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are broadly defined as communities where individuals either remain or move when they retire. Using the determinants of health model as a base, we hypothesize that some environmental determinants have a different impact on people at different ages. Health benefits to living within NORCs have been observed and likely vary depending upon where the specific NORC exists on the NORC to healthy-NORC spectrum. Some NORC environments are healthier than others for seniors, because the NORC environment has characteristics associated with better health for seniors. Health benefits within healthy NORCs are higher where physical and social environments facilitate greater activity and promote feelings of well-being. Compared to the provision of additional medical or social services, healthy NORCs are a low-cost community-level approach to facilitating healthy aging. Municipal governments should pursue policies that stimulate and support the development of healthy NORCs. |
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