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WHO Global Age-Friendly Cities Project

WHO Global Age-Friendly Cities Project. Dr. Charles PETITOT Technical Officer Ageing and Life Course Programme. Ageing is the success of the 20 th century and the challenge of the 21st. A growing global city. Population 2000 2025 2050 (in billion).

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WHO Global Age-Friendly Cities Project

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  1. WHO Global Age-Friendly Cities Project Dr. Charles PETITOT Technical Officer Ageing and Life Course Programme

  2. Ageing is the success of the 20th century and the challenge of the 21st

  3. A growing global city

  4. Population 2000 2025 2050 (in billion) Total 6.0 7.8 8.9 More developed countries 1.2 1.2 1.2 Less developed countries 4.7 6.6 7.8 60+ 0.6 1.2 2.0 More developed countries 0.2 0.3 0.3 Less developed countries 0.4 0.9 1.7 An ageing world, especially in developing countries

  5. the number of persons aged 60 + in developing countries will be 9 times greater than now the share of older persons living in urban areas will be 16 times greater More older people in cities in the developing world

  6. “Ageing is a development issue. Healthy older persons are a resource for their families, their communities and the economy.” WHO Brasilia Declaration on Ageing, July, 1996

  7. Contrasts in urban ageing

  8. Active Ageing:A Policy Framework

  9. "Active ageingis the process ofoptimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age."

  10. Early Life Growth and development Adult Life Maintaining highest possible level of function Older Age Maintaining independence and preventing disability Functional capacity Disability threshold Rehabilitation and ensuring the quality of life Age Active Ageing is a life-long process Range of function in individuals Source:Kalache and Kickbusch, 1997

  11. Influenced by interacting Determinants

  12. Inclusive and accessible urban environment that promotes active ageing What is an Age-Friendly City?

  13. No city is perfectNo city is too far behind

  14. Age-Friendly Collaborating Cities EUROPE Germany, Ruhr Ireland, Dundalk Italy, Udine Russia, Moscow Russia, Tuymazy Switzerland, Geneva Turkey, Istanbul UK, Edinburgh UK, London AMERICAS Argentina, La Plata Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Canada, Halifax Canada, Portage La Prairie Canada, Saanich Canada, Sherbrooke QB Costa Rica, San Jose Jamaica, Kingston Jamaica, Montego Bay Mexico, Cancun Mexico, Mexico City Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Puerto Rico, Ponce USA, Portland AFRICA Kenya, Nairobi SOUTH-EAST ASIA India, Delhi India, Udaipur EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Jordan, Amman Lebanon, Tripoli Pakistan, Islamabad WESTERN PACIFIC Australia, Melbourne Australia, Melville China, Shanghai Japan, Himeji Japan, Tokyo BC Ministry of Health

  15. Focus groups with older persons to determine What aspects of the city are "age-friendly"? What are the barriers and problems? How can the city become more age-friendly? • Complemented by focus groups with caregivers and service providers

  16. An Encompassing and Empowering Research Process • Identification of structural, organizational, economic, attitudinal barriers • "Bottom-up" process to develop criteria relevant to older persons • 1500 older persons' voices

  17. Key Findings: Lived Exclusion and Inclusion

  18. "There are few seating areas.. You get tired and you need to sit down " (Melville, AU)

  19. "Cross lights are made for Olympic runners" (Halifax, CA)

  20. "Much information is available but finding needed information is complicated " (Moscow, Russia) "As your faculties begin to fade, this kind of thing appears to cause more in terms of stress" (Halifax, Canada)

  21. "I have my retirement salary but how can I live with this little money?" (Istanbul, Turkey) "The doorman is really nice, he looks after 4 people in my building" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) "People would notice if you weren't at mass" (Dundalk, Ireland) "We are not going out in the evenings. I don't go anywhere… They might kill you" (Tuymazy, Russia)

  22. Release October 1, 2007

  23. Beyond the Release of the Guide • Age-friendly planning and action in collaborating cities • Dissemination to other communities • Validation of the Guide • Age-friendly rural and remote community Guide • International age-friendly cities network • Age-friendly city best practices inventory • Best practice conferences (Essen 2007; Istanbul 2008) • International age-friendly communities research • "Ageing in a foreign land"

  24. The growing presence of older persons in our increasingly urban and globalized world…

  25. Reminds us of our common Humanity. We must…

  26. Design for Diversity

  27. And Promote Solidarity

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