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Borrmann M, Lindner S, Hofer-Fischanger K, Rehb R, Pechstädt K, Wiedenhofer R, Schwarze G, Adamer-König EM, Mischak R, Pfeiffer KP, Harer J, Weinzerl K, Hartmann C, Rupp B, Roller-Wirnsberger RE. Strategy for Deployment of Integrated Healthy Aging Regions Based Upon an Evidence-Based Regional Ecosystem-The Styria Model. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:510475. [PMID: 33117826 PMCID: PMC7550727 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.510475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2013, the European Commission founded the platform European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging as a communication and innovation network in this domain. The goal of the current study was the development of an integrated regional ecosystem for active and healthy aging for the region of Styria via a step-by-step co-creation process. A mixed model approach was used to establish an ecosystem for active and healthy aging, which includes macro-, meso- and micro-level stakeholders in the province of Styria, Austria. Based on the results, eight recommendations for the deployment of a healthy aging region were developed. The visibility and accessibility of healthy aging products and services were evaluated as key factors for innovation in active and healthy aging in the region. Health professionals were identified as major drivers of innovation related to active and healthy aging in Styria. The study presented in this article assessed the capacities for healthy aging in the Styria region and identified the need to improve communication pathways between all levels of the public health system and market.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcus Borrmann
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
| | - Katrin Pechstädt
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
| | - Roswitha Wiedenhofer
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
| | - Gabriele Schwarze
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
| | | | - Robert Mischak
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
| | - Karl P Pfeiffer
- Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Public Health, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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