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 …

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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

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Age-Friendly Cities (Environments)

Urban environments that promote active and healthy ageing

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Outdoor space & buildings Transportation Communication &

information Housing

Respect & social inclusion Social participation Civic participation &

employmentCommunity support &

health services

Domains of city life

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1 .Joining the network-Involve older people

-Baseline assessment of age-friendliness

-Develop action plan-Identify indicators

2 .Implementation-Implement action

plan-Monitor indicators

3 .Evaluate progress and continual improvement

-Measure progress-Identify successes and

remaining gaps-Develop new action plan

Ongoing 5 year cycles

WHO Global Network of Age-friendly CitiesYears 1-2 Years 3-5 External Review

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Geneva – Public Spaces and Buildings

Increase benches in streets and parks

Improve footpaths and lighting

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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

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

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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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Age-friendly Kilkenny