- Universidad Ecotec, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Faculty Memberadd
Las personas adultas mayores aun manteniendo todos sus derechos, enfrentan obstáculos dictados por su condición y por una menor integración social. Frente a la falta de un marco institucional que vele de forma explícita para este grupo... more
Las personas adultas mayores aun manteniendo todos sus derechos, enfrentan obstáculos dictados por su condición y por una menor integración social. Frente a la falta de un marco institucional que vele de forma explícita para este grupo etario, el Gobierno de la Ciudad de México ha promulgado leyes que constituyen un importante avance en este sentido. Este marco legal se anticipa al aumento de la población adulta mayor en la Ciudad de México en las siguientes décadas y sustenta los programas y acciones que la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social del Distrito Federal, a través del Instituto para la Atención de los Adultos Mayores en el Distrito Federal, está llevando a cabo. Tanto los programas como las acciones buscan promover la inclusión social de manera integrada para mejorar el nivel de bienestar de las personas adultas mayores.
Palabras clave: personas adultas mayores, derechos, desarrollo social, política social, México.
Older people, although preserving all their rights, have to deal with obstacles caused by their status and a lesser social integration. Because an institutional framework to protect such age group is missing, the Mexico City Government has enacted several laws that constitute a remarkable advancement in this regard. This legal framework both anticipates the increasing elderly population in Mexico City and supports programs and activities that are being undertaken by the Ministry of Social Development of the Mexico City Government, through the Institute for the Care of Older Adults in Mexico City.
Both programs and activities are aimed at promoting social inclusion, as well as improving the welfare of the elderly.
Palabras clave: personas adultas mayores, derechos, desarrollo social, política social, México.
Older people, although preserving all their rights, have to deal with obstacles caused by their status and a lesser social integration. Because an institutional framework to protect such age group is missing, the Mexico City Government has enacted several laws that constitute a remarkable advancement in this regard. This legal framework both anticipates the increasing elderly population in Mexico City and supports programs and activities that are being undertaken by the Ministry of Social Development of the Mexico City Government, through the Institute for the Care of Older Adults in Mexico City.
Both programs and activities are aimed at promoting social inclusion, as well as improving the welfare of the elderly.
