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Healthy Aging in Canada:Opportunities for Action
Centre for Health PromotionDivision of Aging and Seniors
25th Annual Spring Research SymposiumUniversity of Manitoba Centre on Aging
May 5, 2008Winnipeg, Manitoba
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The Vision of Healthy Aging
Mutual AidSupportive
Environments
SelfCare
Selected Areas
of Focus
• Social
Connectedness
• Physical
Activity
• Healthy Eating
• Falls Prevention
• Tobacco
Control
Guiding
Principles
• Dignity
• Independence
• Participation
• Fairness
• Security
These five focus areas and principles are the first to be addressed. Other areas (e.g., elder abuse, income disparities, literacy and lifelong learning) may be addressed later or in other collaborative strategies in advancing healthy aging.
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Age-Friendly CommunityEnables all ages and abilities to age actively:
• Live in security, enjoy good health, participate in society
Building blocks include:
• Policies and services
• Physical environment (settings, structures)• Social environment
• Benefits all ages
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1. Outdoor Spaces & Buildings
2. Transportation3. Housing4. Respect & Social
Inclusion
Essential Features
of Age-Friendly Cities
5. Social Participation6. Communication & Information7. Civic Participation & Employment8. Community Support & Health Services
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Age-Friendly Collaborating Cities
AMERICASArgentina, La PlataBrazil, Rio de JaneiroCanada, HalifaxCanada, Portage La PrairieCanada, SaanichCanada, Sherbrooke Costa Rica, San JoseJamaica, KingstonJamaica, Montego BayMexico, CancunMexico, Mexico CityPuerto Rico, MayaguezPuerto Rico, PonceUSA, New YorkUSA, Portland
AFRICAKenya, Nairobi
EUROPEGermany, RuhrIreland, DundalkItaly, UdineRussia, MoscowRussia, TuymazySwitzerland, GenevaTurkey, IstanbulUK, EdinburghUK, London
EASTERN MEDITERRANEANJordan, AmmanLebanon, TripoliPakistan, Islamabad
SOUTH-EAST ASIAIndia, New DelhiIndia, Udaipur
WESTERN PACIFICAustralia, MelbourneAustralia, MelvilleChina, ShanghaiJapan, HimejiJapan, Tokyo
Credit: BC Ministry of Health
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The Age-Friendly Canada Rural and Remote Initiative
Source: The Healthy Children, Women & Seniors Branch, BC Ministry of Health.
Bonnechere, ON
Alert Bay, BC
Lumby, BC
High Prairie, AB
Turtleford, SK
Gimli, MB
Bonnechere, ON
Port Hope Simpson, NL
Clarenville, NLAlberton, PEI
Guysborough, NS
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Older Adults and the 2010 Games
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Thank You !
Jim Hamilton
Special Advisor, Healthy Aging
Public Health Agency of Canada
Division of Aging and Seniors
email: [email protected]
phone: (204) 789-7410
