Healthy environments as a strategy in promoting active aging

Abstract

The demographic change of the population constitutes a challenge for society and at the same time an opportunity, both to respond to the social needs of vulnerable older adults and to incorporate the positive factors that they contribute socially. Active aging refers to the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security to improve quality of life as people age, which is why some strategies have been outlined for its promotion, including healthy environments. In that sense, these spaces promote the health and well-being of older adults, supporting them in the search for a full and healthy life. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to theoretically raise the topic raised, assuming the method of documentary review on active aging and healthy environments. The search for evidence was carried out in publications of available articles using databases in medical journals. framed within the latest advances and reports of the world health organization in order to reflect as articulating entities in the health sector and communities, exploring how to support older people to promote independence and autonomy as well as living conditions that guarantee an aging healthy.