Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio no milênio dos idosos / The Millennium Development Goals in the millennium of the elderly
Rev. Kairós
; 15(3): 7-14, set.2012.
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-766870
Responsible library:
BR195.3
RESUMO
Os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento do Milênio (ODM) sintetizam oito compromissos assumidos internacionalmente para a melhoria da qualidade de vida no planeta até 2015. Tais expectativas, contudo, desconsideram que há um expressivo contingente de idosos vulneráveis. Uma leitura compreensiva e consciente do padrão populacional que emerge permite, contudo, que se incluam diretrizes e ações voltadas para eles, tornando urgente o planejamento integrado de políticas que atendam às precisões dos maiores de 60 anos, não só para hoje, mas para muitas décadas futuras...
ABSTRACT
The "Millennium Development Goals" (MDG) synthetize eight objectives assumed internationally to the improvement of the quality of life on this planet until 2015. Such expectations, however, do not take into consideration that there is a substantial contingent of vulnerable elderly. Even though the MDG do not address directly the elderly, a comprehensive reading, considering the emerging populational pattern, allows the inclusion of directives and actions geared to them, making urgent the integrated planning of public policies to attend the needs of those 60 years of age or older, not only today, but for the many decades to come...
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Public Policy
/
Quality of Life
/
Aged
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
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Equity and inequality
/
Patient-preference
Limits:
Aged
/
Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Kairós
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
/
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Pará/BR
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Universidade do Minho/PT