The Women's Center Towers Cotillas hosted on Wednesday afternoon chat January 25 "2012: European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity," which was given by the director of the Research Institute on Aging ( IUIE) at the University of Murcia and a professor there, Vicente Vicente Ortega.
Among the issues addressed in this initiative, the teacher noted that one of the fundamental purposes is to raise awareness of the importance of acquiring habits led to an active and healthy, especially if we consider that the provisions of the National Statistics Institute (INE) for 2040 indicate that 31% of the Spanish population will be over 65 years.
The rapporteur also addressed issues such as physical activity positively to age, care dependency, the importance of a positive attitude, emotional aging, how to get a balanced diet, smoking, healthy sexuality in old age prevention cancer and sleep disorders in the major.
The event was free admission and assistance from, among other authorities, the mayor Torrena, Domingo Coronado, and his Councillor for Equality, Gloria Fernandez.
"The choice of 2012 as' European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity" aims to promote the creation in Europe of an active and healthy aging in the context of a society for all ages, "said Coronado.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas