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  1. The Power of Touch

    The Power of Touch materials include a video and a companion booklet to provide caregivers with practical information about how to care for the skin of their care recipients. These materials are intended to give caregivers the tools and knowledge they need to feel empowered and meaningfully impact the health and wellbeing of their care recipients.

  2. Healthy Vision White Paper

     The Life Course of Healthy Vision white paper examines the health and economic impacts of visual impairment and vision loss and calls on policymakers, health systems, employers, and advocates alike to prioritize action to reduce the global burden of visual impairment and vision loss. Based on insights from GCOA’s December 2018 Life Course of Healthy…

  3. Healthy Heart for Healthy Aging Report

    In April 2019, Bayer and the Global Coalition on Aging released a white paper calling on policy makers to address cardiovascular disease to promote healthy aging. The paper highlights the current momentum from the global health community that makes now the opportune time to advance a healthy aging agenda for cardiovascular diseases. The report calls for…

  4. Silver Economy Forum 2019

    In 2019, the Global Coalition on Aging teamed with the Government of Finland to present the first-ever global conference of government and business leaders focused solely on the business of aging. Featuring CEOs of global companies, government leaders, NGOs and global institutions, the inaugural Silver Economy Forum: Clarified and elevated the understanding of the opportunities of…

  5. Nutrition and Healthy Aging Report

    In November 2018, GCOA and Nutricia released a report highlighting the need for a focus on nutrition as a core element of healthy and active aging. Nutrition is an increasingly important solution for meeting the WHO’s goal of functional ability, and the report calls on stakeholders to take action to maximize the potential of good nutrition in…

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