Revue Medicale Suisse · Nov 1, 2023

Healthy aging in Geneva : the innovative approach of the VieSA project

By Périvier S, De Bom N, Ashikali EM et al.

With Switzerland's population ageing, promoting healthy ageing remains a public health issue. This represents a challenge for the healthcare system, which is still mainly focused on curative or palliative care. It has been clearly established that it is possible to maintain the functional capacity of older people by taking early action on health-related behaviors. The VieSA (Vieillissement en Santé) project in the canton of Geneva, inspired by the WHO's ICOPE programme, offers innovative ways of promoting healthy ageing for and by seniors, by focusing on maintaining seniors' resources rather than targeting any deficits.

doi.org/10.53738/revmed.2023.19.848.2035PubMed 37910051Industry & policy