Toward Healthy-Aging Communities:
A Population Health Approach

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.THE PURPOSE AND APPROACH OF THIS REPORT

III.WHAT IS A POPULATION HEALTH FRAMEWORK AND WHY WAS IT USED?

IV. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THESE PROJECTS?

What Practical Knowledge Have We Gained About the Determinants of Health?

What Practical Knowledge Have We Gained About Health Promotion Strategies? What Tools and Resources Have Been Produced to Help Communities?

A. How Can We Best Address Factors Leading to High Risk of Chronic Conditions, Injury or Disease?


B. How Can We Best Build the Capacity and Responsiveness of Health and Social Systems, Communities and Personal Support Networks?

C. How Can We Intervene to Increase Personal Autonomy and Independence?

D. How Can We Address Unresolved Policy and Service Concerns Surrounding End of Life?

V. CONCLUSION

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