European website on healthy ageing

Eurohealthnet recently launched a new website www.healthyageing.eu dedicated to raising awareness of healthy ageing.

The website has been set up within the context of the European Year for Active Ageing, to make people more aware of the important role health promotion plays in contributing to a healthier, more active EU population for the future.

The website will highlight key factors such as promoting healthy diets, physical activities, social relations and meaningful activities necessary for ageing healthily throughout one’s life.

It will showcase a number of local, regional and national projects dedicated to promoting older peoples’ health while also identifying a number of EU policy initiatives and instruments that are available to promote healthy ageing.

In addition, Eurohealthnet has published a new report on healthy and active ageing. The report highlights a selection of programmes, good practices and other resources for promoting and sustaining the well-being of ‘younger’ older people, with a specific reference to socially deprived and migrant groups.

Eurohealthnet is a not-for-profit network of regional and national agencies responsible and accountable for health promotion, public health and disease prevention in Europe.