Iron County educator Andrea Newby responded to the needs of the aging population in Iron county by assembling a team of public and private leaders/stakeholders in the community and providing education to increase awareness of the population aging. After learning that Iron County had the highest median age in the state (51) and they used […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) provides some interesting statistics on their “Ageing and Life Course” page that link to fact sheets on the same topics. For example they state that 2 billion people will be aged 60 and older by 2050. That statement leads to a post on “10 facts on ageing and the life course” […]
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Age Friendly NYC is New York City’s plan to sustain and enhance its age-friendliness for its growing population of seniors. The plan grew out of extensive dialogue with older New Yorkers, as well as leaders from the academic, private and non-profit sectors about what older people need and want from an age-friendly city. This program […]
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The January/February 2014 issue of the Journal of Community and Applied Psychology is devoted to the topic of Ageing and Community. Of particular interest might be an article by Corita Brown and Nancy Henkin in intergenerational involvement: “Building Communities for All Ages: Lessons Learned from an Intergenerational Community-building Initiative” (see pages 63–68). The entire issue may […]
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In 2006, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors (Canada) endorsed the “Age-Friendly Rural/Remote Communities Initiative.” The Initiative had two objectives: (a) To increase awareness of what seniors need to maintain active, healthy and productive lives within their communities by identifying indicators of age-friendly rural or remote communities, and (b) to produce a practical guide that […]
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The Institute on Aging in the School of Community Health, College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University (PSU) in Portland, Oregon were invited to collaborate with the World Health Organization (WHO) on its “Age-Friendly Cities Project.” The WHO defines an age-friendly city as one that: • Recognizes the great diversity among older […]
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UC Berkeley’s Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services and Community Strengths host a website on Creating Aging Friendly Communities. You can join a free resource network that includes a weekly online discussion, and interactive, online tools to learn and build capacity for change. It also affords access to the “Collaboration Cafe” where you can interact […]
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In collaboration with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the U.S. Administration on Aging in 2005 named Milwaukee County as a winner in its “Livable Communities for All Ages Competition.” The award recognized the outstanding work of Milwaukee County through its Connecting Caring Communities Partnership. The Connecting Caring Communities Partnership represents a unique approach […]
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“Global Age-Friendly Cities” is a Guide published in 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Guide reviews 35 cities world-wide with regard to eight basic issues: (1) Outdoor space and buildings, (2) transportation, (3) housing, (4) social participation, (5) respect & social inclusion, (6) civic participation & employment, (7) communication & information, and (8) community support & […]
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