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Cultural and Socioeconomic Determinants of Healthy Aging

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Our health is primarily a result of our environment: where we are born, grow, play, live and work influences our prospects of healthy aging. This chapter provides an overview of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theory and discusses the social determinants of health (SDH) in terms of social and cultural patterns of lifestyle behaviours and chronic disease outcomes that may act as barriers or enablers to healthy aging. We consider belief systems regarding the experience of aging and attitudes to the aging person. We argue that whilst social and cultural determinants may influence the aging process, targeted attention in the clinical setting, and affording extra time to ensure effective health communications, may ameliorate the negative effect of low health literacy.

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  1. Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen

  2. Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, VIC, Australia

    Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, Rachel Duckham & Lynne Millar

  3. Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Shae Quirk

  4. Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Shae Quirk

  5. Monash University, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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  7. Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Rachel Duckham

  8. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Lynne Millar

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Brennan-Olsen, S.L., Quirk, S., Hosking, S.M., Hyde, N.K., Duckham, R., Millar, L. (2019). Cultural and Socioeconomic Determinants of Healthy Aging. In: Coll, P. (eds) Healthy Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_31

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