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IFMSA August 2009 1 |
Organised by:
Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society
Co-Sponsored:
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A Life Course Approach to the Health of
Ageing Populations
Health Promotion across the life course
Primary Health Care and Long Term Care
Age-friendly Environments
Rethinking ageing
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Outdoor space &
buildings Transportation
Communication &
information Housing
Respect & social
inclusion Social participation
Civic participation &
employment
Community support
& health services
The idea of an age-friendly city
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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
Years 1-2
Years 3-5 External Review External Review
WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
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Affiliated National Programmes
– Canada/Quebec, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Slovenia,
Bashkortostan
Individual Cities
– Include New York Philidelphia, Montreal, Manchester,
Brussels, Dijon, Qiqihaer, Canberra, La Plata
WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
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The WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities - the
age-friendly city as a goal, not a place
WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
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School buses
Age-friendly businesses
Seniors centers
Simple ideas from New York
New York – a City for All Ages http://www.agefriendlynyc.org
Safe Streets for Seniors - Early Action
Seniors given more
time to cross the
major street at 26 of
the 43 intersections
Streetscape 1
Streetscape 1
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Beyond gerontology – Urban design, Architecture, Design, ICT, Educators
Beyond cities
Towards Social Justice
New issues – Lifelong learning
– Sustainability
– Connectivity to the world
– Intergenerational connectivity
– Culture
Communities of practice
The Limitless Future