SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHY AND ACTIVE AGING IN MACEDONIA
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHY AND ACTIVE AGING IN MACEDONIA

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the aging, and healthy and active aging in particular have become an important discussion topic, both for the general public, and the academic and professional communities alike. Healthy and active aging is a process not a condition in itself, that penetrates in all segments of the social life, and directly or indirectly is of concern to the entire population. This paper gives an overview of the concept and the definitions of the healthy and active aging on global level, and further elaborating on the socio-economic determinants of the elderly in Macedonia, through analysis of the data acquired in the pilot-research undertaken among the pensioners in the City of Skopje, with the aim of determining the future steps and activities in the current and future policies shaped to ensure healthy and extended life with full respect of the human rights of every citizen in Macedonia.

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