Eduprof Expertmeeting 14-15 April 2011 Groningen. Key note presentation on Healthy Ageing by Dr. C. van der Schans, professor Health Care and Nursing, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, The Netherlands

1. Healthy Ageing Healthy Life style Cees van der Schans, Mathieu de Greef

2. 16-05-11 Healthy Ageing Our life span is increasing

3. … but our health span is not increasing

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5. age Cognitive decline Decline in physical fitness frailty cognitive impairment capacity Disability treshold Preventing disability loneliness Larson et al, 2006 De Greef, 2009

9. Age Health status Benefits for individual and society Ambition

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11. Active lifestyle 16-05-11 Healthy Ageing

12. van der Wal M H et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1486-1493 Live longer

13. Eriksson K, Lindgrade F. Prevention of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus by diet and physical exercises. Diabetologia 1991; 34: 891-898 Stay healthy

14. Disability by Age in Runners and Controls Age Category Community Control (n=249) Runners Club (n=369) Mean Disability Score Wang et al, Arch Int Med, 2002

15. Persons who exercised 3 or more times per week were more likely to be dementia-free than those who exercised fewer than 3 times per week. (N=1740, follow up 6 years) _ Larson et al, 2006

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18. 16-05-11 Healthy Ageing Active lifestyle Nutrition Mental health

19. 16-05-11 Healthy Ageing Active lifestyle Nutrition Daily activity Sport Work Environment Mental health

20. Healthy Ageing Hanze University FOOD Circel Lifestyle Network HG Healthy Ageing Research 5 centers of Applied Research & Innovation 15 professors 50 staff on Research and Education 16 PhD’s on Healthy Ageing Coordination Food& Nutrition Coordination Healthy Lifestyle