Health & Care
Supporting healthy ageing requires coordinated approaches to health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and care that reflect the realities of people’s lives as they age. This section brings together IFA’s work across key areas shaping health and care in later life, including adult immunisation, noncommunicable diseases, sensory and cognitive health, mental wellbeing, long-term care, nutrition, pain management, and oral health.
Across these interconnected areas, IFA advances integrated and equitable approaches that strengthen prevention, improve access to quality care and support, and uphold functional ability, independence, and dignity. Each portfolio highlights priority areas for action, shares evidence and resources, and demonstrates the importance of person-centred, coordinated systems that respond to the needs and contributions of ageing populations.
Key Areas of Work
The areas below highlight IFA’s key portfolios across care and health. Each one focuses on a specific priority shaping healthy ageing and later life care systems. Click on an image to explore the initiatives, partnerships, and activities that advance work in that area.
