A Life Course Approach to the Health of Ageing Populations z Health Promotion across the life course z Primary Health Care and Long Term Care z Age-friendly Environments z Rethinking ageing
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What is an age-friendly city or community? "An age-friendly environment fosters active ageing by optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age"
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Different domains of city life
Lifelong learning, sustainability, intergenerational cohesion, cultural contribution….
1. Joining the network - Develop a mechanism to involve older people - Conduct baseline assessment of age-friendliness - Develop action plan - Identify indicators to monitor progress over time
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2. Implementation
3. Evaluate progress & continual improvement
- Implement action plan
- Measure progress
- Monitor indicators
- Identify successes and remaining gaps
- Report on progress
- Develop new action plan
WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities z WHO Network launched in June 2010 z Currently 105 individual members spread across 19 countries z 9 affiliated programmes at national/regional level z Platform for mutual support, discussion and learning
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Affiliated Programmes Country
Programme Name
Canada
Pan Canadian AFC Recognition Initiative
Canada - Québec
Muncipalité Amie des Aînés (MADA)
France
Bien vieillir – vivre ensemble
Ireland
Ageing Well Network
Portugal
Portuguese Platform
Russian Federation
Bashkortostan
Slovenia
Slovene Network of Age-friendly Cities
Spain
Spanish National AFC Programme
United States
AARP Network of Age-friendly Communities
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The example of New York z Assessment z Commission z 4 responses – – – –
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Ageing improvement districts AF businesses AF colleges Technology
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Age Friendly Cities and the EIP z Build on existing base z Integrate with existing success – AFCC/Healthy Cities z Guidelines on best practice z Acknowledgement of achievement z Dynamic communities of practice – Regional – Issue based z Sustainability 13 |
