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Journal article
COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs and solutions across 15 countries
International journal for equity in health, Vol.20(1), pp.1-22
07/10/2021
PMID: 34620164
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Abstract
Background: COVID-19 has a direct impact on the employment of older people. This adds to the challenge of age-ism. The World Health Organization has started a worldwide campaign to combat ageism and has called for more research and evidence-based strategies that have the potential to be scaled up. This study specifically aims to identify solutions to combat the adverse effects of COVID-19 on the global ageing workforce. Methods: We present 15 case studies from different countries and report on what those countries are doing or not doing to address the impact of COVID-19 on ageing workers. Results: We provide examples of how COVID-19 influences older people's ability to work and stay healthy, and offer case studies of what governments, organizations or individuals can do to help ensure older people can obtain, maintain and, potentially, expand their current work. Case studies come
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- Title
- COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs and solutions across 15 countries
- Creators
- Sabrina Pit - Western Sydney UniversityMalcolm Fisk - De Montfort UniversityWinona Freihaut - The University of MelbourneFashola Akintunde - CIPMBamidele Aloko - CIPMBritta Berge - AARP Public Policy Institute (USA)Anne Burmeister - Erasmus University RotterdamAdriana Ciacâru - Federation COLUMNA (Romania)Jürgen Deller - Leuphana University of LüneburgRae DulmageTae Hwa Han - Yonsei University Health SystemQiang Hao - Century (United States)Peter Honeyman - Hebrew University (Israel)Peter C. Huber - Austrian Association Supporting the Blind and Visually Impaired (Austria)Thomas Linner - Technical University of MunichStefan Lundberg - Consumer VOICEMofoluwaso Nwamara - Society for Family Health NigeriaKamolpun Punpuing - National Science and Technology Development AgencyJennifer Schramm - AARP Public Policy Institute (USA)Hajime Yamada - Tokyo University (Japan)Jason C. H. Yap - National University of Singapore
- Publication Details
- International journal for equity in health, Vol.20(1), pp.1-22
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Identifiers
- 991013344084802368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2021.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article