Kontakt 2008, 10(Supl 1):48-49

Problems of contemporary world seniors - problems and perspectivesProblematika generace 50 plus

Vladimír Vurm^1,*, Zdeněk Velikovský²

¹ Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra veřejného a sociálního zdravotnictví

² Krajská hygienická stanice v Českých Budějovicích, ředitel

Problems of the contemporary world, overeating on the one hand and starvation on the other, also considerably concern the generation 50 plus. A further problem is an ever existing growth of the concentration of humans in big cities and "de-humanization" of mutual contacts including increases in numbers of single-member households.

Keywords: Obesity; starvation; urbanization; loneliness

Received: November 5, 2007; Accepted: January 23, 2008; Published: February 18, 2008  Show citation