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Bookmark or Share- Physical activity - World Health Organization (WHO)In children and adolescents, physical activity promotes bone health, encourages healthy growth and development of muscle, and improves motor and cognitive development. 31% of adults and 80% of adolescents do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity.
- Dementia - World Health Organization (WHO)Dementia is a syndrome that can be caused by a number of diseases which over time destroy nerve cells and damage the brain, typically leading to deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from the usual consequences of biological ageing.
- Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)It is an integral component of health and well-being that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the world we live in. Mental health is a basic human right. And it is crucial to personal, community and socio-economic development. Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders.
- Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelinesAction area 3 of the Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017–2025 is risk reduction. These WHO Guidelines are an important tool for health care providers as well as governments, policy-makers and other stakeholders to strengthen their response to the dementia challenge.
- Brain health - World Health Organization (WHO)Brain health is the state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory, social-emotional, behavioural and motor domains, allowing a person to realize their full potential over the life course, irrespective of the presence or absence of disorders.
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