The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on The State of Public Health in Canada 2010 – Growing older: Adding life to years

Growing Older - Adding Life to Years

• Acknowledgements
• Errata
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Why a report on the state of public health in Canada
  • Goals of the report
  • Who this report is about
  • What the report covers
• Chapter 2: Canada's Experience in Setting the Stage for Healthy Aging
  • Healthy and active aging
  • Aging and the lifecourse
  • Factors that influence health and aging
  • A brief history of Canada's experience in promoting healthy aging
  • Chapter 2 -Summary
• Chapter 3: The Health and Well-being of Canadian Seniors
  • Demographics of the senior population
  • Physical health
  • Mental health condition
  • Economic well-being
  • Social well-being
  • Abuse and neglect of seniors
  • Chapter 3 - Summary
• Chapter 4: Setting Conditions for Healthy Aging
  • Meeting basic needs
  • Aging in place of choice
  • Falls and injury prevention
  • Mental health
  • Preventing abuse and neglect of seniors
  • Social connectedness
  • Healthy living practices
  • Care and services
  • Chapter 4 - Summary
• Chapter 5: Toward Healthy Aging
  • Priority areas for action
  • A way forward
• Appendix A: List of Acronyms
• Appendix B: Indicators of Our Health and Factors Influencing Our Health
• Appendix C: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators
• References

Figures

• Figure 2.1 Crude birth rate in Canada, 1921 to 2007
• Figure 2.2 Canadian population, 1978, 2038
• Figure 3.1 Proportion of population, aged 65 years and older, select countries, 1960 to 2007, projected 2010 to 2050
• Figure 3.2 Remaining life expectancy at age 65 by sex, select OECD countries, 1980 to 2008
• Figure 3.3 Mortality by major causes and age groups, Canada, 2006
• Figure 3.4 Incidence and death rate by selected cancers and sex, Canadian population aged 65 years and older, 2006
• Figure 3.5 Proportion of population with one or more chronic diseases, by selected age groups, Canada, 2009
• Figure 3.6 Projected prevalence of dementia in senior Canadians by sex, Canada, 2008 to 2038
• Figure 3.7 Persons with incomes below the after-tax low-income cut-offs, by selected age groups, Canada, 1978 to 2008
• Figure 3.8 Canadian seniors living in low-income before-tax and after-tax by sex, Canada, 1978 to 2008
• Figure 3.9 Relative low-income rates among older persons, select countries
• Figure 3.10 Median after-tax income for seniors by sex and highest education level attained, Canada, 2006
• Figure 3.11 Paid employment rate of seniors by sex, Canada, 1990 to 2009
• Figure 3.12 Percentage of seniors who received home care in the past year, Canada, 2003

Tables

• Table 3.1 Canada's senior population
• Table 3.2 Health of Canada's seniors
• Table C.1 Low-income cut offs, Canada, 2008

Textboxes

• Textbox 1.1 The Role of Canada's Chief Public Health Officer
• Textbox 2.1 International action on aging
• Textbox 2.2 Historical influences on Aboriginal Peoples health
• Textbox 4.1 Meeting basic needs during emergencies
• Textbox 4.2 Age-friendly cities and communities
• Textbox 4.3 Universal design of Shizuoka
• Textbox 4.4 Steady As You Go
• Textbox 4.5 Pharmaceutical Information Program
• Textbox 4.6 Federal Elder Abuse Initiative
• Textbox 4.7 The NICE Elder Abuse Team: Knowledge to Action project
• Textbox 4.8 New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Textbox 4.9 VON SMART program
• Textbox 4.10 Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition
• Textbox 4.11 Opportunities for lifelong learning: University of the Third Age
• Textbox 4.12 Overseas Service Veterans "at Home" Project
• Textbox 4.13 Models of integrated care for the frail elderly
• Textbox 4.14 Providing long term care – the Japanese experience
• Textbox 5.1 Frank and Marie's story