The trend toward an aging population observed in Slovenia is one of the major problems as other developed countries within European Union. goal paper was to analyse state art field, and suggest a potential set variables for measurement instruments with appropriate Social Gerontology (SG) competencies educational programs. Using mixed method approach, aim observe most (1) needed, (2) desired, (3...

Discovering the biological basis of aging is one of the greatest remaining challenges for science. Work on the biology of aging has discovered a range of interventions and pathways that control aging rate. A picture is emerging of a signaling network that is sensitive to nutritional status and that controls growth, stress resistance, and aging. This network includes the insulin/IGF-1 and target...

Erratum to “Development of an instrument for community-level health related social capital among Japanese older people: The JAGES project” [J Epidemiol 27 (5) (2017) 221e227] Masashige Saito a, b, , Naoki Kondo , Jun Aida , Ichiro Kawachi , Shihoko Koyama , Toshiyuki Ojima , Katsunori Kondo b, g, h a Department of Social Welfare, Nihon Fukushi University, Aichi, Japan b Center for Well-being an...

This article considers developments and directions for environmental gerontology drawing on the three papers in this Forum. The multidisciplinary field came of age during the 1960s with Powell Lawton's powerful environmental press paradigm and its applications to empirical research and building design. Recent theoretical developments in Europe and America have advanced and integrated concepts i...

This study focuses on healthcare for the elderly under the Family Health Strategy in three municipalities (counties) in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, specifically analyzing the organization of the healthcare network and the knowledge of six health teams, using interviews and focus groups. The study emphasized the central role of work by community health agents, the prioritization of prog...