Environmental quality and health in the elderly; The Australian situation and international comparison

老年人是一个弱势群体，在卫生政策中应给予特别关注。他们是一个规模相当大且不断增长的群体，对总的健康负担做出了不成比例的贡献。虽然居住环境可能会影响老年人的健康和福祉，但缺乏适当的政策和实践的证据基础。提高对相关环境因素作用的认识，可大幅降低主要结果的发病率和死亡率(以及相关成本)：跌倒、心血管疾病和呼吸系统疾病。研究结果将有助于这一日益重要的研究、政策和实践领域的国际证据基础。

The elderly are a vulnerable population group that should receive particular attention in health policy. They are a group of considerable and growing size that contributes disproportionately to total health burden. Although residential environment is likely to influence health and well-being among the elderly, the evidence-base for appropriate policy and practice is lacking. Improved understanding of the role of relevant environmental factors could lead to substantially reduced morbidity and mortality (and associated costs) for the key outcomes: falls, and cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Results will contribute to the international evidence-base in this increasingly critical area of research, policy, and practice.