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CALL FOR PAPERS: Current Gerontology And Geriatric Journal.
On the occasion of the European Year of Active Aging, the CURRENT GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC journal is coordinating a Special Issue entitled Active Aging. The Co-Editors are Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros, Alan Walker, Alex Kalache and Jean Marie Robine.
The CALL FOR PAPERS can be found here.
All articles must be submitted by the on line manuscript tracking system.
It is important that authors take into consideration the special edition focus areas. The issues to be addressed include:
- Are active/healthy/successful/productive aging equivalent (synonymous) or are they referring to different concepts?
- Would different empirical definitions of active aging be required depending on age (young old vs. oldest old), culture etc? or, is it possible to arrive at a operational consensus?
- Which will be the best proposed operational definition of active aging with the strongest empirical support?
- Which are the best predictors/ determinants of active aging from a bio-psycho-social perspective?
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The NGO Committee on Ageing celebrated the International Day of Older Persons, launching the ten year anniversary of the Second World Assembly on Ageing on Thursday, October 6th, 2011.
The Second World Assembly on Ageing focused on incorporating the rapidly-growing elderly population into modern society through advocacy and social inclusion.
The NGO Committee on Ageing honored ten individuals for their passionate commitment to shaping society in positive way for the ageing population and future generations.
Established in 2011, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People is a civil society movement born out of the need to strengthen the rights and voice of older people globally. The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People supports the creation of new international and regional human rights instruments as powerful tools for strengthening the rights of older people.
The Alliance is committed to building national-level capacity to work towards more effective human rights instruments for older people.
The Shape of Population Change
[United Nations publication (ST/ESA/SER.A/208)]
Between now and 2050, the total number of persons 60 years and older worldwide will rise from about 600 million to almost 2 billion. Never before in human history have so many lived so long. To enhance a greater understanding of this “agequake” and how each of us can play a role, the NGO Committee on Ageing website offers a unique “one-stop” resource. Opinion-leaders and individuals will find the listing of documents and expert papers, gathered from the Committee’s specialized meetings and briefings, along with related United Nations documents and organizational web sites can help provide insights and background understanding of this demographic revolution and its global implications