The Happy Ageing Alliance, founded in 2014, was in response to the indications of the European Commission. The Happy Ageing Alliance is an innovative partnership focusing on active ageing and staying healthy with an effort to encourage the scientific community, civil society and institutions to pay more attention to themes of the ageing population in Europe and the socio-economic and cultural dynamics related to it.
The core foundation of the Happy Ageing Alliance is composed of scientific societies, which include the following: Italian Society of Hygiene (SItI), Italian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SIGG), Italian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SIMFER), representatives of citizens from the Federation Elderly and Retired ACIL, Pensions Union Italian CGIL, Cittadinanzattiva Court and the Rights of the Sick and representatives of institutional bodies such as Federsanita ANCI, deputies and senators.
The Goal of the Happy Ageing Alliance is to study and promote policies and activities to improve the health and quality of life of older adults while ensuring the sustainability and efficiency of social health and welfare.