With unprecedented global aging, societies must undertake all-of-society efforts to maximize the benefits and minimize the burdens of aging populations. The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity (Global Roadmap) describes a realistic vision of healthy longevity that could be achieved by 2050. The vision includes full inclusion of people of all ages, regardless of health or functional status, in all aspects of society and societies characterized by social cohesion and equity. To achieve the vision, Global Roadmap recommends changes that need to be made to health systems, social infrastructure, physical environments, education, work, and retirement. In some cases, the recommended changes benefit older people most directly, but when older people thrive, people of all ages benefit. If taken up, the recommendations of this report can support individuals of all ages in all corners of the globe to live long, meaningful, and purpose-driven lives by 2050.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• COMMISSION FOR A GLOBAL ROADMAP FOR HEALTHY LONGEVITY
• Reviewers
• Foreword
• Preface
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Summary
  • A GLOBAL ROADMAP FOR HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • THE LONGEVITY DIVIDEND
  • SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
  • HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • CONCLUSION
• 1. Introduction
  • THE STATE OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE GLOBALLY
  • THE SCIENCE OF HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • AGING MYTHS AND AGEISM
  • REFRAMING THE CHALLENGE OF AGING SOCIETIES
  • THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF GLOBAL HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE'S HEALTHY LONGEVITY GLOBAL GRAND CHALLENGE: CHARGE AND APPROACH
  • A HEALTHY LONGEVITY ROADMAP
  • REPORT STRUCTURE
  • REFERENCES
• 2. Vision for Healthy Longevity in 2050
  • VISION 2050
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 3. A Longevity Dividend
  • INTRODUCTION
  • IMPACT OF WORK AND RETIREMENT ON HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • KEY TARGET: WORK AND RETIREMENT
  • KEY TARGET: VOLUNTEERING
  • KEY TARGET: LIFELONG EDUCATION AND RETRAINING
  • OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ECONOMY TO SUPPORT HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • METRICS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 4. Social Infrastructure for Healthy Longevity
  • SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
  • THE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF OLDER ADULTS
  • KEY TARGET: PROSOCIAL STRENGTHS OF OLDER PEOPLE
  • KEY TARGET: AGEISM AND AGE DISCRIMINATION
  • KEY TARGET: SOCIAL INCLUSION
  • KEY TARGET: FINANCIAL SECURITY IN RETIREMENT
  • KEY TARGET: DIGITAL LITERACY
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 5. Physical Environment Enablers
  • KEY TARGET: HOUSING
  • KEY TARGET: PUBLIC SPACES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • KEY TARGET: TRANSPORTATION
  • KEY TARGET: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
  • KEY TARGETS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 6. Health Systems
  • VISION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • MEASURING HEALTH
  • KEY TARGET: CHRONIC CONDITIONS
  • KEY TARGET: PUBLIC HEALTH
  • KEY TARGET: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
  • KEY TARGET: LONG-TERM CARE
  • KEY TARGET: HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
  • KEY TARGET: GEROSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND BIG DATA INNOVATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 7. A Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity
  • CREATING A GLOBAL ROADMAP FOR HEALTHY LONGEVITY
  • AN ALL-OF-SOCIETY CALL TO ACTION
  • DATA TO GUIDE DECISION MAKING
  • TRADE-OFFS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• Appendix A. Summary of the Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity
• Appendix B. COVID-19 and Older Adults
• Appendix C. Regional and Economic Interviews
• Appendix D. Public Workshop Agendas
• Appendix E. Commissioner and Staff Biographies

Suggested citation:

National Academy of Medicine. 2022. Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26144.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26144

Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2022941587

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