摘要：Background. Ageing population implies an increasing demand for health care servicesand resources, unsustainable according to current previsions. The European Commissionis tackling this challenge throughout initiatives such as the European InnovationPartnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA), where all the efforts are alignedto the common goal of adding two active and healthy years to the life of European Union(EU) citizens.Method. We presented the collaborative efforts of Italian Reference Site CollaborativeNetwork 2012-2015.Results. Italian regions joined forces through the “Progetto Mattone Internazionale”of the Ministry of Health developing several national and international collaborations.Activities from all five Italian reference sites are presented with different good practicesand scale-up approaches for improving health in ageing population.Discussion. The simultaneous development of these activities allowed the strengtheningof the coordination of Italian stakeholders in the European arena fostering collaborationand supporting the streamlining of the Italian regions still outside these projects.
关键词：ageing; health; European collaboration; EIP-AHA reference sites
