-ALIFECOURSE APPROACH TO HEALTH Background This brochure was produced as the result of a workshop organised jointly by the World Health Organization and the International Longevity Centre-UK, on the initiative of WHO. The brochure aims to stimulate consideration of the importance and -in practical terms -the effective realisation of a life-course perspective in the training of health-care professionals. With the establishment in 1995 of the Ageing and Health Programme (AHE), WHO firmly embraced the "life course as one of its key perspectives on ageing, as reflected in its programme activities. In late 1999, AHE proposed that ILC-UK conduct this joint workshop and invite not only ILC representatives but also some of the leading life course researchers. We gratefully acknowledge a grant from the Japanese government to WHO which enabled its realisation Population ageing and increasing longevity are necessitating an examination of the skills and training needs of our health care professionals and the capacity of our health care services and systems The meeting organisers believe that the adoption of the 'life course' as a conceptual framework will assist in developing efficient and equitable responses to this challeng The brochure is being disseminated to stimulate wider consideration of the issues and ideas discussed. We are looking to readers -educators and students. -to engage and feedback with thoughts and ideas on taking forward a life course approach-we want to hear from you. cOpyright World Health Organization, 2000 This document is not a formal pubtication of the World Health Organization (W all rights are reserved by the Organizatio The document may, bowever, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and tra in part or in whole, but not for sale nor in conjunction with commercial purposes. The views expressed in docume amed authors are solely the responsibility of those authors PAGETWOPAGETWO Background This brochure was produced as the result of a workshop organised jointly by the World Health Organization and the International Longevity Centre-UK, on the initiative of WHO. The brochure aims to stimulate consideration of the importance and – in practical terms – the effective realisation of a life-course perspective in the training of health-care professionals. With the establishment in 1995 of the Ageing and Health Programme (AHE), WHO firmly embraced the ‘life course’ as one of its key perspectives on ageing, as reflected in its programme activities. In late 1999, AHE proposed that ILC-UK conduct this joint workshop and invite not only ILC representatives but also some of the leading life course researchers. We gratefully acknowledge a grant from the Japanese government to WHO which enabled its realisation. Population ageing and increasing longevity are necessitating an examination of the skills and training needs of our health care professionals and the capacity of our health care services and systems. The meeting organisers believe that the adoption of the ‘life course’ as a conceptual framework will assist in developing efficient and equitable responses to this challenge. A LIFECOURSE APPROACH TO HEALTH The brochure is being disseminated to stimulate wider consideration of the issues and ideas discussed. We are looking to readers – educators and students, – to engage and feedback with thoughts and ideas on taking forward a life course approach – we want to hear from you. ©Copyright World Health Organization, 2000 This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization (WHO), and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale nor for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors