China’s Healthy Elderly Standard Released New Version

Recently, National Health Commission published China’s Healthy Elderly Standard, defining 9 key aspects on healthy elderly, namely wholly or basically taking care themselves, no obvious dysfunctions caused by aging changes of vital organs, controlling health risk elements within age-appropriate range, having good nutritional status, having basically normal cognitive function, being optimistic and positive & self-satisfaction, having a certain health literacy and maintaining good lifestyle, actively participating family and social activities, and adopting the society well. The Standard will be officially implemented since March 1st 2023.