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Accomplishing this vision demands a lifetime of learning and growth, diverse and intergenerational relationships, productive and rewarding work, and societal roles that enable people to live with a sense of meaning, purpose, and related opportunities at every stage of life. In a world of healthy longevity, age does not prevent people from holding valued positions in communities and societies or from benefiting from the complementarity of strengths across age groups.
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However, the commission asserts that all people deserve the opportunities and the agency to decide how to use their time, have basic protections that ensure their well-being, and receive care to achieve the best health they can attain. A Vision for Individual Healthy Longevity Imagine a world in 2050 in which the science supporting healthy longevity has been incorporated into everyday life.
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For those who are sick or have impaired function, care is provided in a manner and location that are personalized and supportive of their goals. In a world of healthy longevity, people are active partners in and managers of their own health care.
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Older adults bring transformative potential for intergenerational well-being and productive engagement, underpinned by unique assets associated with aging. With a rebalancing of resources and investments in social determinants of health, healthy longevity enables vibrant and healthy later life, with opportunities for meaningful roles and responsibilities.
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Older adults are financially secure, and financial supports are available at a level that supports, at least, people's basic survival. Economic returns on these investments are reaped into the oldest ages, such that people experience longer lives with the benefits of healthy longevity and the ability to spend their later years in pursuits they value.
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As described throughout this report, however, the current systems supporting societies around the world were generally not developed for healthier, longer lives. Therefore, health systems, education, social protections, and work and economies will need to be re-envisioned and adapted to support and realize the potential of healthy longevity.
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. Collectively, these goals can guide the requisite transformation of systems and form the backbone of the commission's roadmap for global healthy longevity.
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