Overview

This project sought to identify effective strategies to produce quality scientific evidence regarding the determinants of good health among older people and how to translate such knowledge into public health policy and practice. Specifically, it looked at the tools and strategies that have been instrumental for the success of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) in advancing social epidemiological research on ageing and health, and in influencing local and national government policies to be more responsive to the needs of an ageing population.