Elderly encouraged to exercise

Title

Elderly encouraged to exercise

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:04

Description

Interview with the Government’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson on the elderly and their reliance on others for help at the publication of the annual report on the state of the public’s health in England and Wales. He encourages the elderly to take gentle exercise so they aren’t as weak when they are ill. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Donald Acheson

Keywords

Health; Health services; Elderly; Exercise

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