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Age-friendly Environments

Age-friendly Environments. John Beard. New Jersey Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday — at Work By Samantha Henry, Associated Press, September 24, 2009. Astrid Thoening celebrates her 100th birthday while working as the receptionist for the Thornton Agency …. How to turn dependency into a dividend.

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Age-friendly Environments

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  1. Age-friendly Environments John Beard

  2. New Jersey Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday — at WorkBy Samantha Henry, Associated Press, September 24, 2009 Astrid Thoening celebrates her 100th birthday while working as the receptionist for the Thornton Agency …

  3. How to turn dependency into a dividend • Prevent chronic disease and promote health across the life course • Provide appropriate health care • Create physical, social and economic environments that foster social engagement

  4. Age-Friendly Cities (Environments) Urban environments that promote active and healthy ageing

  5. Domains of city life

  6. WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities External Review Years 1-2 Years 3-5 1. Joining the network -Involve older people -Baseline assessment of age-friendliness -Develop action plan -Identify indicators 3. Evaluate progress and continual improvement -Measure progress -Identify successes and remaining gaps -Develop new action plan 2. Implementation -Implement action plan -Monitor indicators Ongoing 5 year cycles

  7. Geneva – Public Spaces and Buildings • Increase benches in streets and parks • Improve footpaths and lighting

  8. Age-friendly Geneva – Public Spaces and Buildings • Increase benches in streets and parks • New benches 165 • Benches replaced or repaired 232 • Improve footpaths and lighting • Enlarged 27 • Renovated 24 • Other improvements 90 • New lighting 26

  9. New York – a City for All Ageshttp://www.agefriendlynyc.org

  10. Age-friendly New York City –findings • Respect and social inclusion • 'I was raised in Manhattan, and they took care of you back then'; • Everything is about youth'; • I don't feel secure . I feel vulnerable. If someone runs into me I will go flying and no one will pick me up' • Information and communication • 'Give me a person to talk to…….(not an automated telephone system)' • 'We don't know where to go' • Public spaces • 'There used to be a space where we could just rest and sit together' • 'We need more benches people can grab on to as they walk down the street' • 'I age every time I have to cross the street' • (Toilets)

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  14. Age-friendly Kilkenny

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