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Journal paper: Abstract: This paper explores the intersection of the World Health Organization's (WHO) concepts of age-friendly communities and The Blue Zones?checklists and how the potential of integrating the two frameworks for the development of a contemporary framework can address the current gaps in the literature as well as consider the inclusion of technology and environmental press. The commentary presented here sets out initial thoughts and explorations that have the potential to impact societies on a global scale and provides recommendations for a roadmap to consider new ways to think about the impact of health and wellbeing of older adults and their families. Additionally, this paper highlights both the strengths and the weaknesses of the aforementioned checklists and frameworks by examining the literature including the WHO age-friendly framework, the smart age-friendly ecosystem (SAfE) framework and the Blue Zones?checklists. We argue that gaps exist in the current literature and take a critical approach as a way to be inclusive of technology and the environments in which older adults live. This commentary contributes to the fields of gerontology, gerontechnology, anthropology, and geography, because we are proposing a roadmap which sets out the need for future work which requires multi- and interdisciplinary research to be conducted for the respective checklists to evolve.
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Age Friendly Ireland is an organisation responsible for the national Age Friendly Programme, affiliated to the WHO Global Network of Age Friendly Cities & Community. The programme involves a multiagency, multi-sectoral approach to age-related planning and service provision. Age Friendly Ireland supports cities and counties to be more inclusive of older people by addressing their expressed concerns and interests under the eight pillars of the World Health Organization's global programme with city and county based stakeholders making commitments to shared action plans addressing pillars spanning housing, our health services, built environment, transport and employment.
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Age Friendly Training for Businesses and Individuals who provide services to elderly population
Read MoreAge-Friendly Planning Built Environment Assessment project, 2022
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The project scope involved: ?a demographic and population-based spatial analysis providing a snapshot of aging in Peel Region; ?development of an Age-friendly Built Environment Audit Tool, tailored to the context of Peel Region; ?a current-state assessment of eight sample neighbourhoods with regards to age-friendly built environments; ?consultation with seniors, caregivers, younger adults, and organizations serving seniors; and ?recommendations to address gaps and opportunities discovered through the neighbourhood audits.
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Age Friendly Ireland is the organisation responsible for the national Age Friendly Programme, affiliated to the World Health Organization's [WHO] Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities. The programme involves a multiagency, multi-sectoral approach to age-related planning and service provision. Age Friendly Ireland supports cities and counties to be more inclusive of older people by addressing their expressed concerns and interests under the eight pillars of the World Health Organization's global programme.
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Besiktas Municipality Senior Citizen office that provides information and consultancy services to every individual over the age of 65 on issues such as healthy and active aging, preventing dementia, elder rights, institutional care, and municipal services, as well as coordinating and producing projects for individuals over the age of 65.
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Free online toolkit for people inclusion in the design of public spaces
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Buddy4All is a research project building a bridge between generations to strengthen the social inclusion of seniors and younger adults. Buddy4All provides a novel approach to support older and younger adults, through:
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