The Crichton Centre for Research in Health and Social Issues is to hosting an international conference entitled: ‘The Future is Older’ at the University’s Dumfries Campus on 8 and 9 September 2009. Elderly couple

Director of the Centre for Research in Health and Social Studies, Dr Carol Hill, said: "O4O presents a positive view of ageing. It seeks to address the challenges presented by ageing in remote and rural communities, and to explore ways of providing sustainable social enterprises to maintain older people, healthily and happily, in their own communities for as long as possible.

"The conference is designed to attract a wide international audience to hear, and engage with, a range of experts in areas germane to O4O. These include presentations from The World Health Organisation, the Scottish Government, The National Health Service; Local Authorities; Think Tanks; EU representatives, and community voices."

The Crichton Centre for Research in Health and Social Issues is a partner in an European Union Northern Periphery Programme (EU NPP) funded project called ‘O4O: Older for Older’ led by the Centre for Rural Health, at UHI Millennium Institute, and also involves partners from Northern Ireland, Finland, Sweden and Greenland.

Further details of the conference and conference registration here:
http://www.o4os.eu/dumfries-and-galloway-scotland/the-future-is-older-conference-details/

First published: 2 April 2009

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