Global Information Journal on Longevity & Society 2007

An English edition of a quarterly information journal focusing on longevity society in the world, first published by ILC-Japan in July 2006.

30th December 2007

Intimations of Immortality: The Ethics and Justice of Life Extending Therapies

We are all programmed to age and die, but maybe it doesn’t have to be that way.

30th December 2007

Developing National In-Home Caregiver Training Standards

The Caregiving Project for Older Americans, gathered a blue-ribbon panel of experts in ageing and caregiving to examine existing caregiver training programs and explore the development of national training standards.

30th December 2007

SUFFICE Report on Older South Africans’ Functioning and Contributions

A report on a pilot study towards a health intervention under the Study to Understand and Foster the Functioning and Involvement of Contributive Elders (SUFFICE) project has been released.

30th November 2007

Immunisation. Not Just for Kids

The mistaken belief persists that, except for the flu vaccine, children should be the primary recipients of this important area of primary disease prevention.

30th November 2007

Successful Ageing and Social Interaction

The increasing proportion of very old people in the population means that how to 'age well', even in later old age, is now an important issue for policymakers and researchers, as well as for older people themselves.

28th November 2007

Human Rights in an Ageing World

A collection of the reports by Presidents/Directors of the ILC Global Alliance concerning human rights issues and efforts towards future in aging society.

31st October 2007

Asset Accumulation in Focus: The Challenges Ahead

The discussion paper Asset Accumulation Across in Life Courses: The Challenges Ahead explores the policy implications of changing patterns of asset accumulation in the UK.

30th September 2007

Towards Lifetime Neigbourhoods – Designing Sustainable Communities for All

This discussion paper explores how a more age-friendly vision of public spaces and community could boost social engagement, good health and the chances of 'active ageing' for all.

31st July 2007