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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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Streetscape 1
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Streetscape 2
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