From 2001 to 2014, The Centers for Disease Control Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN) partnered with a number of stakeholders around the country to identify and address key health needs for healthy aging, with a focus on disadvantaged populations that are more prone to illness and disease. The CDC Healthy Aging Program also funded several core academic centers […]
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Older adults face an array of housing challenges. Many live in homes that lack accessibility features, are unaffordable or energy inefficient, or are located far from important destinations and amenities. Others need various kinds of assistance to maintain their independence and autonomy but cannot afford the supportive services that would allow them to age successfully […]
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The Center for Civic Partnerships has produced a toolkit outlining a community-based planning process to promote healthy aging. Aging Well in Communities: A Toolkit for Planning, Engagement & Action, located at Center for Civic Partnerships, is a user-friendly guide to help planning efforts by local governments, human service providers, community groups, and other partners. The […]
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Professor Andrew Scharlach – Director of the Center for Advanced Study of Aging Services at the University of California-Berkeley, is a well-known expert on creating aging-friendly communities. Watch a video clip Professor Scharlach discussing the ways in which society can better accommodate its growing number of senior citizens.
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The Center for Civic Partnerships has produced a Toolkit through the Institute for Local Government site outlining a community-based planning process to promote healthy aging. Aging Well in Communities: A Toolkit for Planning, Engagement & Action is a user-friendly guide to help local governments, human service providers, community groups and other partners plan now to […]
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At a meeting in Sun Prairie, WI, sponsored by the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG) Mr. Nino Amato (CWAG President and Executive Director), announced that CWAG is working on a way to recognize Wisconsin communities who have taken steps to become more aging-friendly. Distributed at the meeting was a handout that included the criteria used […]
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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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To help cities and counties more effectively plan for the impacts of an aging population, several national organizations (The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the International City/County Management Association, the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities and Partners for Livable Communities) jointly launched a project entitled “The Maturing of America: Getting Communities on […]
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In 2008, the Sierra Health Foundation joined the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation, MetLife Foundation and The California Endowment in support of an online conference offered by the Friendly Communities Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services at the University of California at Berkeley. This unique conference series was designed to support individuals and organizations nationwide […]
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The term ‘aging in place’ deals with a variety of issues, one of which is having older Americans age in their own communities and homes. Almost 89 percent of the elderly in the United States wish to reside in their own homes, creating a powerful impetus for elderly-friendly (aka “aging-friendly”) communities. To allow older Americans to stay in […]
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