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oapen-20.500.12657-516562023-07-04T08:49:42Z Sustainable Development Goal 3 Fong, Ben Y. F. Law, Vincent T. S. Leung, Tiffany C. H. Lo, Man Fung Ng, Tommy K. C. Yee, Hilary H. L. Ageing and Diversity Healthy Ageing Health Equity Health Inequalities Sustainable Development Goals bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology::JMC Child & developmental psychology Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at health and wellness. Ageing populations have become a crucial issue worldwide and this short monograph explores ageing and how the consequences of an ageing population may affect our health care system through the case study on Hong Kong's population. The book looks at several critical health issues related to ageing. The elderly, particularly those with low socioeconomic status, rely more on the acute-centric care rather than primary care. The book suggests that secondary care service may only be effective to limited extent as a healthcare measure and an optimum health care system should be one that focuses on primary care. The authors put forth a compelling argument for disease prevention and screening schemes and explain how they are more cost-effective and beneficial to the society and the system. This thoughtful book will provide beneficial insights into the relationship of ageing and sustainable development goals in the context of health and wellness for policy makers and healthcare professionals. 2021-12-07T16:14:50Z 2021-12-07T16:14:50Z 2022 book ONIX_20211207_9781000544282_11 9781000544282 9781003220169 9781032115092 9781032115016 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51656 eng Routledge Focus on Public Governance in Asia application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000544282.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003220169 10.4324/9781003220169 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781000544282 9781003220169 9781032115092 9781032115016 Routledge 104 open access
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at health and wellness. Ageing populations have become a crucial issue worldwide and this short monograph explores ageing and how the consequences of an ageing population may affect our health care system through the case study on Hong Kong's population. The book looks at several critical health issues related to ageing. The elderly, particularly those with low socioeconomic status, rely more on the acute-centric care rather than primary care. The book suggests that secondary care service may only be effective to limited extent as a healthcare measure and an optimum health care system should be one that focuses on primary care. The authors put forth a compelling argument for disease prevention and screening schemes and explain how they are more cost-effective and beneficial to the society and the system. This thoughtful book will provide beneficial insights into the relationship of ageing and sustainable development goals in the context of health and wellness for policy makers and healthcare professionals.
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