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PAHO and AFSM Promote Discussion on Resilience for Healthy Aging
Apan, Mexico Promotes Healthy Aging
Puebla, Mexico, Installs Health Committee to Guarantee Healthy Aging for Older Persons
Northern Panama Health Region Launches Diabfrail-Latam Program
Minsa Launches Strategy for the Promotion of Healthy Aging (Panama)
International Women's Day: Women's health as an essential component of achieving gender equality
ACAPEM-Intermediate virtual course now available in English
The intermediate level of the course Development of Competences in Health Care for Older People (ACAPEM-I) is now available in English. The course is part of the PAHO’s learning itinerary on care for older people, following the basic level, which is also available in PAHO's Virtual Campus for Public Health.
ACAPEM-I is intended for health professionals mainly from the first level of care, so that they can acquire specific skills to achieve integrated and person-centered care focused on older people. These actions will promote better health trajectories for the older people of today and tomorrow.
New article: COVID-19 and institutional long-term care: strategies in four Latin American countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected older individuals, particularly those residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities. A study examining the responses of Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico to this crisis revealed that while all four countries implemented measures such as isolation protocols and vaccination campaigns targeting LTC facilities, there was a notable absence of comprehensive data on the number, distribution, and characteristics of these facilities, their residents, and staff. This information gap has impeded the effective implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of COVID-19 response strategies within institutional long-term care settings across Latin America.
Other information
Recording now available: Resilience and Healthy Aging
This webinar is part of the Association of Former PAHO/WHO Staff (AFSM)'s contribution to the work of the Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas (2021-2030).
Its main objective was to present how resilience contributes to physical and mental health, especially in times of change, and how it is maintained during the aging process.
Age-friendly cities and communities in the Americas
As of March 31st, there are a total of 978 cities and communities committed to be age-friendly in the Region of the Americas.
Our newest members include La Unión, Costa Rica and Filadelfia, Paraguay. Welcome!
Interested in learning more about how to develop and implement initiatives to create age-friendly environments? Enroll in the Age-friendly environments virtual course offered by the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health.
To learn more about age-friendly initiatives in the Region and worldwide, please visit the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities webpage.
