This article had the purpose of reviewing the history of health policies for the elderly, initially using international health conferences, and then national policies, correlating them with the loss of power usually attributed to the elderly population. Nola Pender's health promotion model was used to interconnect the themes, resulting in empowerment as a health promotion strategy for the elderly. Bibliographic material was used as data source in order to achieve the proposed objective, such as Health Promotion Letters, Gerontology and Nursing themes. The need for nurses to remain alert for issues of health promotion / education and public policies focused on the elderly is emphasized.
Health promotion; Health of the elderly; Geriatric nursing; Health policy; Health education
