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Characterisation Of A Green Microenvironment And To Study Its Impact Upon Health and Well-Being in The Elderly As A Way Forward For Health Tourism.

Descripción del proyecto

Envejecimiento saludable en una comunidad turística

El envejecimiento de la población es uno de los retos mundiales más acuciantes. Se espera que provoque problemas sanitarios, sociales y de calidad de vida para la sociedad europea en las próximas décadas. Sin embargo, una vida más larga también encierra numerosas oportunidades para las personas y las comunidades, lo que promete una experiencia de envejecimiento activo y saludable que mejore su calidad de vida. Con el apoyo de las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, el equipo del proyecto CHARMED investigará un microentorno verde en la comunidad adaptada a las personas mayores de la localidad de Nemi, en Italia. El objetivo es caracterizar y comprender cómo las personas mayores que participan en actividades turísticas pueden mejorar su salud, bienestar y situación económica. Al ofrecer valiosas perspectivas, en CHARMED se pretende mitigar los efectos del envejecimiento y aportar soluciones a la comunidad.

Objetivo

Our society in Europe is still under prepared for the demographic changing situation of an ageing population which began several decades ago. This is visible in the age structure of the population and is reflected by the fact that the population aged 65 years and over is increasing in every European country. The growth in the elderly population may be explained by increased longevity, but at the same time, we also see an increase in debilitating conditions. However, it is also clear that the elderly are afflicted by challenging health conditions as a direct consequence of being elderly which impact their quality of life (QOL), e.g. living alone, depression, recovery from illness, immobility. This is what we would like to address. Living longer should be a privilege but there has been a collective failure to address social implications and QOL issues, where social care and the way it is funded are already in crisis. Our aim in this project is to couple the need for new societal approaches in addressing this changing demographic with improving the economy of green microenvironment sites, where health tourism and creating new jobs in this sector would in turn fund and provide benefits with respect to the well-being of the elderly. The ultimate outcome, through this pan-European academic and industrial project, will be: a) to derive cross-disciplinary and inter-sectorial knowledge of how to improve physical and mental well-being in the elderly, b) to characterise the environmental geology of Nemi and to correlate the identified features with improvements in health, well-being and recovery, c) to train a new generation of specialists in the sector of recreation and health for the tourism industry, d) the training of specialists in social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) as a way to improve physical and mental health, e) to create a model for health tourism, and f) to produce a business plan with an economic impact analysis.

Coordinador

PERCUROS BV
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 378 000,00
Dirección
EERBEEKLAAN 42
2573 HT 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
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Pyme

Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.

Región
West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
Tipo de actividad
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 378 000,00

Participantes (20)