'Productive aging' is key to addressing the aging workforce
Experts outline four elements of framework for productive aging
With unprecedented demographic trends leading to an aging workforce, a new emphasis on productive aging is needed to keep U.S. workers of all generations as healthy and productive as possible, according to an article in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM).
Paul A. Schulte, PhD, and colleagues of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, present evidence supporting a framework for productive aging at work — with the goals of maintaining productivity in older workers and preparing younger generations to remain healthy and productive as they age.