03592nam 2200841 a 450 991013989910332120250506160801.092-4-068387-9(CKB)1000000000806323(EBL)465128(OCoLC)461299618(SSID)ssj0000214389(PQKBManifestationID)11196851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214389(PQKBWorkID)10157459(PQKB)10110515(MiAaPQ)EBC465128(Au-PeEL)EBL465128(CaPaEBR)ebr10338569(EXLCZ)99100000000080632320091123d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOlder persons in emergencies an active ageing perspective1st ed.Albany, N.Y. World Health Organization20081 online resource (49 pages)Description based upon print version of record.92-4-156364-8 Print version: World Health Organization. Older persons in emergencies. Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, ©2008 9789241563642 9241563648 (OCoLC)264018281 Includes bibliographical references.COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Introduction: About this report; I. Natural and conflict-related emergencies in an ageing world; II. Emergencies and older people: What have we learned?; III. Integrating older persons needs and contributions in emergencies: an Active Ageing framework; IV. The policy response; Conclusion; Case study data sourceshe development of this report is a concrete WHO response to the 2002 United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) which recommended greater recognition and enhancement of the positive contributions made by older persons during emergency situations. In collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Help the Aged (UK), the World Health Organization commissioned case studies in 2006-2007 to examine how older persons fared in conflict-related and naturally caused emergencies in both developed and developing countries - war, drought, heat wave, floods, hurricanes,GeriatricsOlder peopleMedical careEmergency medical servicesMedical careHealth planningOlder peopleMedical emergenciesMedical policyEmergency Medical Services(DNLM)D004632Health Services for the Aged(DNLM)D006299Aged(DNLM)D000368Emergencies(DNLM)D004630Health Policy(DNLM)D006291Vulnerable Populations(DNLM)D035862Geriatrics.Older peopleMedical care.Emergency medical services.Medical care.Health planning.Older people.Medical emergencies.Medical policy.Emergency Medical Services.Health Services for the Aged.Aged.Emergencies.Health Policy.Vulnerable Populations.613.0438World Health Organization.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139899103321Older persons in emergencies1975580UNINA