Activities of senior councils in Poland
2019
Parlinska, A., Warsaw Univ. of Life Sciences (Poland) | Parlinska, M., Helena Chodkowska Univ. of Technology and Economics, Warsaw (Poland)
We live in times of unprecedented economic and social changes, as well as accelerated medical progress in the sphere of improving health and extending human life. Although these are changes rated as positive, they also give to birth negative consequences for the generation of today's sixty-year-olds. The future demography processes in Poland have similar tendency like in other EU member countries. In many European countries public activation and participation in the commune life is very popular idea. One of the methods to activate elderly population is creating the Senior Councils. The main aim of the research was recognition of the peculiarities of functioning and development of the Senior Councils in Poland. The authors decided to make investigation in this areas taking into consideration changes which took place in the country within 2012−2018. In the research paper the descriptive and comparative methods were used. Development of the Senior Councils is important for the commune authorities create local law adapted to the needs of older people. Members of the Senior Councils have knowledge and life experience that they can share with others.
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