Description
The increase in life expectancy presents the Autonomous Province of Trento with two main challenges with regard to the health of the elderly: to increase the years lived in good health and to respond to social and health needs in an effective, fair and sustainable way.
The World Health Organisation defines healthy ageing as the process of developing and maintaining functional abilities that enables well-being in old age.
The health, economic and social aspects of the increase in life expectancy are investigated by PASSI d'Argento(here the dedicated page ), the monitoring system on the living conditions of people aged 65 and over, coordinated by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, to which the Province has adhered since 2012.
It is possible to consult the latest available data on the state of health and lifestyles of people aged 65+ resident in Trentino, published by the Epidemiological Observatory of the Provincial Agency for Health Services.