[AGING, HEALTH AND SOCIETY: CHALLENGES FOR NEXT DECADE]

Main challenges that may appear in our country along next decade related with the aging process are discussed. First of these challenges must take into account demography changes. Absolute number and. rates of elderly people increases permanently and it will be so in the next future. To assume the UN slogan "active aging" could be a positive attitude, and in this way both, each individual and social collectives, must be involved. In relation with health challenges, chronic disease and disability are the two most important problems. Prevention and permanent searching attitude of efficient political health answers are two essential pillars. Challenges on the social field must be focussed on ageism. The main objective must be to fight against any form of age discrimination (ageism). Beside that educational policies oriented over professionals and citizens. Last group of challenges concerns to managers and politicians and must be focussed on the look for resources and educational promotion.