LEADER 03592nam 2200841 a 450 001 9910139899103321 005 20250506160801.0 010 $a92-4-068387-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806323 035 $a(EBL)465128 035 $a(OCoLC)461299618 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000214389 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196851 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214389 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157459 035 $a(PQKB)10110515 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC465128 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL465128 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338569 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806323 100 $a20091123d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aOlder persons in emergencies $ean active ageing perspective 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany, N.Y. $cWorld Health Organization$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (49 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a92-4-156364-8 311 08$aPrint version: World Health Organization. Older persons in emergencies. Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, ©2008 9789241563642 9241563648 (OCoLC)264018281 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCOVER; 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 sources 330 $ahe 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, 606 $aGeriatrics 606 $aOlder people$xMedical care 606 $aEmergency medical services 606 $aMedical care 606 $aHealth planning 606 $aOlder people 606 $aMedical emergencies 606 $aMedical policy 606 $aEmergency Medical Services$3(DNLM)D004632 606 $aHealth Services for the Aged$3(DNLM)D006299 606 $aAged$3(DNLM)D000368 606 $aEmergencies$3(DNLM)D004630 606 $aHealth Policy$3(DNLM)D006291 606 $aVulnerable Populations$3(DNLM)D035862 615 0$aGeriatrics. 615 0$aOlder people$xMedical care. 615 0$aEmergency medical services. 615 0$aMedical care. 615 0$aHealth planning. 615 0$aOlder people. 615 0$aMedical emergencies. 615 0$aMedical policy. 615 12$aEmergency Medical Services. 615 22$aHealth Services for the Aged. 615 22$aAged. 615 22$aEmergencies. 615 22$aHealth Policy. 615 2$aVulnerable Populations. 676 $a613.0438 712 02$aWorld Health Organization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139899103321 996 $aOlder persons in emergencies$91975580 997 $aUNINA