Yongjie Yon
@geronews.bsky.social
Technical Officer on #Ageing and Health @WHO_Europe | Gerontologist, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Advocate for the Rights of Older Persons | Personal views/opinions
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Global Intergenerational Week is back 🌍
Join the North America Launch Event on Feb 4 (1:00 PM ET) to learn how to take part in this growing global celebration of intergenerational connection.
Register to receive the recording & updates. https://cstu.io/26da64
@agingsmart.bsky.social
#GIW26
Join the North America Launch Event on Feb 4 (1:00 PM ET) to learn how to take part in this growing global celebration of intergenerational connection.
Register to receive the recording & updates. https://cstu.io/26da64
@agingsmart.bsky.social
#GIW26
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Global Intergenerational Week is back 🌍
Join the North America Launch Event on Feb 4 (1:00 PM ET) to learn how to take part in this growing global celebration of intergenerational connection.
Register to receive the recording & updates. https://cstu.io/26da64
@agingsmart.bsky.social
#GIW26
Join the North America Launch Event on Feb 4 (1:00 PM ET) to learn how to take part in this growing global celebration of intergenerational connection.
Register to receive the recording & updates. https://cstu.io/26da64
@agingsmart.bsky.social
#GIW26
Europe is living longer—one of its greatest public health achievements and one of its biggest policy tests. At @whoeurope.bsky.social, we argue that incremental change on ageing is no longer enough—public health must lead to achieve healthy longevity.
Read 👉 academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Read 👉 academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Europe is living longer—one of its greatest public health achievements and one of its biggest policy tests. At @whoeurope.bsky.social, we argue that incremental change on ageing is no longer enough—public health must lead to achieve healthy longevity.
Read 👉 academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Read 👉 academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
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#AgeingisLiving Leadership Course – Apply by 16 Feb
Join WHO/Europe’s flagship 2026 programme to strengthen leadership for healthy ageing in Europe.
🔸Free course in Bilbao (travel/accommodation not included).
🔸40 places only!
🔸Apply now: bit.ly/49U1V20
@geronews.bsky.social
Join WHO/Europe’s flagship 2026 programme to strengthen leadership for healthy ageing in Europe.
🔸Free course in Bilbao (travel/accommodation not included).
🔸40 places only!
🔸Apply now: bit.ly/49U1V20
@geronews.bsky.social
Leadership course on Ageing is Living: unlocking the potential of population ageing – 2026 edition: applications now open!
The aim of the course is to equip regional, national and local government officials (in decision-making and coordination roles), politicians, senior managers and media and communication specialists wi...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
#AgeingisLiving Leadership Course – Apply by 16 Feb
Join WHO/Europe’s flagship 2026 programme to strengthen leadership for healthy ageing in Europe.
🔸Free course in Bilbao (travel/accommodation not included).
🔸40 places only!
🔸Apply now: bit.ly/49U1V20
@geronews.bsky.social
Join WHO/Europe’s flagship 2026 programme to strengthen leadership for healthy ageing in Europe.
🔸Free course in Bilbao (travel/accommodation not included).
🔸40 places only!
🔸Apply now: bit.ly/49U1V20
@geronews.bsky.social
Wrapped up my Netherlands 🇳🇱 mission in Utrecht w/ Charlotte Marchandise from @European Public Health Association @EUPHActs
From mapping WHO courses w/ EUPHA Next to leadership, accreditation & stakeholder engagements—advancing #HealthyAgeing thu strong public health partnerships
#AgeingIsLiving
From mapping WHO courses w/ EUPHA Next to leadership, accreditation & stakeholder engagements—advancing #HealthyAgeing thu strong public health partnerships
#AgeingIsLiving
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Wrapped up my Netherlands 🇳🇱 mission in Utrecht w/ Charlotte Marchandise from @European Public Health Association @EUPHActs
From mapping WHO courses w/ EUPHA Next to leadership, accreditation & stakeholder engagements—advancing #HealthyAgeing thu strong public health partnerships
#AgeingIsLiving
From mapping WHO courses w/ EUPHA Next to leadership, accreditation & stakeholder engagements—advancing #HealthyAgeing thu strong public health partnerships
#AgeingIsLiving
Wrapped up my duty travel of the year w/ WHO Collaborating Centres, researchers & partners @ The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Grateful for the deep dive into evidence, tools & ideas to implement the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy🌍
TY @natashaazzmus.bsky.social 4 support
Grateful for the deep dive into evidence, tools & ideas to implement the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy🌍
TY @natashaazzmus.bsky.social 4 support
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wrapped up my duty travel of the year w/ WHO Collaborating Centres, researchers & partners @ The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Grateful for the deep dive into evidence, tools & ideas to implement the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy🌍
TY @natashaazzmus.bsky.social 4 support
Grateful for the deep dive into evidence, tools & ideas to implement the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy🌍
TY @natashaazzmus.bsky.social 4 support
On my final day in 🇷🇸, met w Dr Nebojša Tasić, Asst Minister of Health & WHO EB member, on piloting preventive health incl. vascular screening in new age-friendly cities. A strong step for healthy ageing in Serbia.
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
On my final day in 🇷🇸, met w Dr Nebojša Tasić, Asst Minister of Health & WHO EB member, on piloting preventive health incl. vascular screening in new age-friendly cities. A strong step for healthy ageing in Serbia.
🎉 Welcome Sombor and Šabac to the WHO Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities! @whoeurope.bsky.social
Through the AGE+ project, we’re advancing healthy ageing across Serbia and the Western Balkans
Grateful for support from Govt of Austria 🇦🇹
Through the AGE+ project, we’re advancing healthy ageing across Serbia and the Western Balkans
Grateful for support from Govt of Austria 🇦🇹
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🎉 Welcome Sombor and Šabac to the WHO Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities! @whoeurope.bsky.social
Through the AGE+ project, we’re advancing healthy ageing across Serbia and the Western Balkans
Grateful for support from Govt of Austria 🇦🇹
Through the AGE+ project, we’re advancing healthy ageing across Serbia and the Western Balkans
Grateful for support from Govt of Austria 🇦🇹
Had a great meeting w the Danish National Healthy Cities Network member of the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s healthy cities network to strengthen collaboration on healthy ageing & build an age-friendly society
Looking forward to our joint webinar in early 2026 & piloting fall prevention programmes! 🇩🇰🤝
Looking forward to our joint webinar in early 2026 & piloting fall prevention programmes! 🇩🇰🤝
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Had a great meeting w the Danish National Healthy Cities Network member of the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s healthy cities network to strengthen collaboration on healthy ageing & build an age-friendly society
Looking forward to our joint webinar in early 2026 & piloting fall prevention programmes! 🇩🇰🤝
Looking forward to our joint webinar in early 2026 & piloting fall prevention programmes! 🇩🇰🤝
At the SIMG–WHO/Europe seminar in Florence 🇮🇹, we explored what ageing means for future care: rising complexity, 1 in 3 adults 80+ with care needs, and why investing in prevention & community care pays off
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
At the SIMG–WHO/Europe seminar in Florence 🇮🇹, we explored what ageing means for future care: rising complexity, 1 in 3 adults 80+ with care needs, and why investing in prevention & community care pays off
Regions are shaping the future of healthy ageing 🌍💙
RHN members helped refine the WHO Europe’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy:
🏘️ age-friendly communities must be local
💪 prevention sees older people as contributors
🏥 care must be integrated
🌱 ageism must be challenged
A real movement is growing.
RHN members helped refine the WHO Europe’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy:
🏘️ age-friendly communities must be local
💪 prevention sees older people as contributors
🏥 care must be integrated
🌱 ageism must be challenged
A real movement is growing.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Regions are shaping the future of healthy ageing 🌍💙
RHN members helped refine the WHO Europe’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy:
🏘️ age-friendly communities must be local
💪 prevention sees older people as contributors
🏥 care must be integrated
🌱 ageism must be challenged
A real movement is growing.
RHN members helped refine the WHO Europe’s #AgeingIsLiving Strategy:
🏘️ age-friendly communities must be local
💪 prevention sees older people as contributors
🏥 care must be integrated
🌱 ageism must be challenged
A real movement is growing.
TY to Nordic Welfare Center & Center for Agefriendly Norway for working w @whoeurope.bsky.social to bring Nordic–Baltic cities together to shape age-friendly environments
Urban planning, housing, transport, social spaces — ageing happens in all of them. This is #AgeingIsLiving in action 🌍
Urban planning, housing, transport, social spaces — ageing happens in all of them. This is #AgeingIsLiving in action 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
TY to Nordic Welfare Center & Center for Agefriendly Norway for working w @whoeurope.bsky.social to bring Nordic–Baltic cities together to shape age-friendly environments
Urban planning, housing, transport, social spaces — ageing happens in all of them. This is #AgeingIsLiving in action 🌍
Urban planning, housing, transport, social spaces — ageing happens in all of them. This is #AgeingIsLiving in action 🌍
🎙️ Just recorded a powerful new episode of Ageing is Living with @whoeurope.bsky.social — on why human rights are central to healthy ageing. Grateful to co-host with Stefania Ilinca and speak with Dr Chitralekha Massey (OHCHR).
Stay tuned for the 2026 release!
Stay tuned for the 2026 release!
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🎙️ Just recorded a powerful new episode of Ageing is Living with @whoeurope.bsky.social — on why human rights are central to healthy ageing. Grateful to co-host with Stefania Ilinca and speak with Dr Chitralekha Massey (OHCHR).
Stay tuned for the 2026 release!
Stay tuned for the 2026 release!
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I recommend (re-)reading the article MTinetti & Terri Fried wrote more than 20 years ago (2004): The End of the Disease Era ( www.amjmed.com/article/S000... )
Re-orient #care to allow better tailored interventions for the (globally) #aging population
#Geriatrics
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Re-orient #care to allow better tailored interventions for the (globally) #aging population
#Geriatrics
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I recommend (re-)reading the article MTinetti & Terri Fried wrote more than 20 years ago (2004): The End of the Disease Era ( www.amjmed.com/article/S000... )
Re-orient #care to allow better tailored interventions for the (globally) #aging population
#Geriatrics
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Re-orient #care to allow better tailored interventions for the (globally) #aging population
#Geriatrics
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scientists discover molecule that acts like exercise and slows signs of ageing | Health
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Scientists discover molecule that acts like exercise and slows signs of ageing
A new study highlights betaine, a natural molecule boosted by long-term exercise, as a key player in slowing ageing and reducing inflammation.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Scientists discover molecule that acts like exercise and slows signs of ageing | Health
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To what extent have you ever thought about ageism in the workplace?
In our latest Age-friendly Employer Pledge webinar all about culture we asked attendees and over 50% said often, and under 5% said never.
In our latest Age-friendly Employer Pledge webinar all about culture we asked attendees and over 50% said often, and under 5% said never.
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
To what extent have you ever thought about ageism in the workplace?
In our latest Age-friendly Employer Pledge webinar all about culture we asked attendees and over 50% said often, and under 5% said never.
In our latest Age-friendly Employer Pledge webinar all about culture we asked attendees and over 50% said often, and under 5% said never.
A powerful 1.5 days in Lisbon w/ 9 countries 🇵🇹🇮🇹🇲🇹🇸🇰🇹🇷🇬🇧🇭🇺🇺🇿🇸🇪 for our 2nd Advisory Committee on Ageing is Living for @whoeurope.bsky.social
More than reviewing documents — we connected, aligned & co-designed the path ahead
Grateful to Portugal for the hospitality
Onwards together for #HealthyAgeing
More than reviewing documents — we connected, aligned & co-designed the path ahead
Grateful to Portugal for the hospitality
Onwards together for #HealthyAgeing
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A powerful 1.5 days in Lisbon w/ 9 countries 🇵🇹🇮🇹🇲🇹🇸🇰🇹🇷🇬🇧🇭🇺🇺🇿🇸🇪 for our 2nd Advisory Committee on Ageing is Living for @whoeurope.bsky.social
More than reviewing documents — we connected, aligned & co-designed the path ahead
Grateful to Portugal for the hospitality
Onwards together for #HealthyAgeing
More than reviewing documents — we connected, aligned & co-designed the path ahead
Grateful to Portugal for the hospitality
Onwards together for #HealthyAgeing
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Great primer on Alzheimer's disease risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, care and support, finding and paying for long term care, and more. ncoa.org/article/what... by @ncoaging.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
Alzheimer's Disease: The Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options
Difficulty with thinking, memory and reasoning could be signs of dementia. Early detection can lead to a treatment plan that preserves your quality of life.
ncoa.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great primer on Alzheimer's disease risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, care and support, finding and paying for long term care, and more. ncoa.org/article/what... by @ncoaging.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
Grateful to join UNECE’s Standing Working Group on Ageing.
Healthy ageing calls for coordinated policies across government and joint action between health, social and community sectors.
Looking forward to strengthening our collaboration
Healthy ageing calls for coordinated policies across government and joint action between health, social and community sectors.
Looking forward to strengthening our collaboration
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Grateful to join UNECE’s Standing Working Group on Ageing.
Healthy ageing calls for coordinated policies across government and joint action between health, social and community sectors.
Looking forward to strengthening our collaboration
Healthy ageing calls for coordinated policies across government and joint action between health, social and community sectors.
Looking forward to strengthening our collaboration
🎙️ I first met Bobby Redman on the Camino de Santiago during the Walk the Talk for Dementia
Her courage & insight inspire how we see ageing — not as decline, but as living w/ purpose.
In our @whoeurope.bsky.social’s podcast, Bobby shares how #DigitalHealth & #AI can support #HealthyAgeing
Her courage & insight inspire how we see ageing — not as decline, but as living w/ purpose.
In our @whoeurope.bsky.social’s podcast, Bobby shares how #DigitalHealth & #AI can support #HealthyAgeing
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🎙️ I first met Bobby Redman on the Camino de Santiago during the Walk the Talk for Dementia
Her courage & insight inspire how we see ageing — not as decline, but as living w/ purpose.
In our @whoeurope.bsky.social’s podcast, Bobby shares how #DigitalHealth & #AI can support #HealthyAgeing
Her courage & insight inspire how we see ageing — not as decline, but as living w/ purpose.
In our @whoeurope.bsky.social’s podcast, Bobby shares how #DigitalHealth & #AI can support #HealthyAgeing
A special day in Budapest!
Together with @SemmelweisHu, we inaugurated the new WHO Collaborating Centre on Healthy Ageing — turning evidence into action to advance research, policy, and workforce training for healthier, more connected lives at all ages.
#AgeingIsLiving #HealthForAll
Together with @SemmelweisHu, we inaugurated the new WHO Collaborating Centre on Healthy Ageing — turning evidence into action to advance research, policy, and workforce training for healthier, more connected lives at all ages.
#AgeingIsLiving #HealthForAll
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A special day in Budapest!
Together with @SemmelweisHu, we inaugurated the new WHO Collaborating Centre on Healthy Ageing — turning evidence into action to advance research, policy, and workforce training for healthier, more connected lives at all ages.
#AgeingIsLiving #HealthForAll
Together with @SemmelweisHu, we inaugurated the new WHO Collaborating Centre on Healthy Ageing — turning evidence into action to advance research, policy, and workforce training for healthier, more connected lives at all ages.
#AgeingIsLiving #HealthForAll
Ageing is not just about more years — it’s about better years.
@whoeurope.bsky.social’s #RC75, countries, partners & civil society reaffirmed: healthy ageing must be a right for all, even in times of crisis.
Thank you for the trust to co-create a strategy that turns evidence into action.
@whoeurope.bsky.social’s #RC75, countries, partners & civil society reaffirmed: healthy ageing must be a right for all, even in times of crisis.
Thank you for the trust to co-create a strategy that turns evidence into action.
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Ageing is not just about more years — it’s about better years.
@whoeurope.bsky.social’s #RC75, countries, partners & civil society reaffirmed: healthy ageing must be a right for all, even in times of crisis.
Thank you for the trust to co-create a strategy that turns evidence into action.
@whoeurope.bsky.social’s #RC75, countries, partners & civil society reaffirmed: healthy ageing must be a right for all, even in times of crisis.
Thank you for the trust to co-create a strategy that turns evidence into action.
With Miguel Arriaga 🇵🇹 from Portugal on shaping the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s Strategy on Ageing is Living
@ #RC75CPH to discuss healthy ageing across the Region — many thanks to @hans_kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social for their leadership and support
👉 www.who.int/europe/about...
@ #RC75CPH to discuss healthy ageing across the Region — many thanks to @hans_kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social for their leadership and support
👉 www.who.int/europe/about...
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
With Miguel Arriaga 🇵🇹 from Portugal on shaping the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s Strategy on Ageing is Living
@ #RC75CPH to discuss healthy ageing across the Region — many thanks to @hans_kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social for their leadership and support
👉 www.who.int/europe/about...
@ #RC75CPH to discuss healthy ageing across the Region — many thanks to @hans_kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social for their leadership and support
👉 www.who.int/europe/about...
What dogs can teach us about ageing better and how they may unlock the secrets of longevity
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What dogs can teach us about ageing better and how they may unlock the secrets of longevity - The Times of India
Scientists are studying molecular changes in dogs' blood to understand human aging. Research reveals that nearly 40% of metabolites shift with age, with higher levels of modified amino acids in older...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
What dogs can teach us about ageing better and how they may unlock the secrets of longevity
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Inspiring day in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 advancing #HealthyAgeing & #LongTermCare across @whoeurope.bsky.social
Grateful for the leadership of Hans Kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
From Danish EU Presidency conference to leading dialogue w/ civil society ahead of #RC75— turning longevity into opportunity
Grateful for the leadership of Hans Kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
From Danish EU Presidency conference to leading dialogue w/ civil society ahead of #RC75— turning longevity into opportunity
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Inspiring day in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 advancing #HealthyAgeing & #LongTermCare across @whoeurope.bsky.social
Grateful for the leadership of Hans Kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
From Danish EU Presidency conference to leading dialogue w/ civil society ahead of #RC75— turning longevity into opportunity
Grateful for the leadership of Hans Kluge & @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
From Danish EU Presidency conference to leading dialogue w/ civil society ahead of #RC75— turning longevity into opportunity