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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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 Centers for Disease Control – Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC-HAN) has launched an Environmental Policy and Change (EPC) Clearinghouse. The EPC Clearinghouse is valuable resource for communities desiring to create environments that promote healthy aging. The EPC Clearinghouse is a searchable database of online resources including more than 130 tools, best practices, case studies, […]
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In Sept. 2010 a study released by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, “The MetLife Report on Aging in Place 2.0: Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge,” reported that communities, government, and the public and private sectors will need to make major changes to accommodate older Americans’ desires to remain in their homes. The age […]
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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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Re-creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging was awarded a National Mature Media Award. Edited by Pauline S. Abbott, Nancy Carman, Jack Carman, and Bob Scarfo. Positive reviews are on the Health Progress website. Synopsis: The aging of the U.S. population and the rising average life span are transforming current perspectives on growing older, retirement, and senior living […]
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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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