Envelhecimento populacional e os desafios para a saúde pública: análise da produção científica / Aging population and the challenges for public health: review of scientific production
Literature search in order to analyze the scientific productions addressing aging and challenges for public health in the last 10 years, in databases LILACS, MEDLINE, SCIELO CIDSAÚDE And, with the descriptorsaging, elderly and public policy. In the analysis of the articles was evident (i) the high cost of health care for the elderly health services, (ii) the importance of interdisciplinary care to the elderly and (iii) new models of care that have been applied to overcome these challenges.